Besides our study, the branching pattern between Rhizaria and other supergroups has been specifically evaluated only by Hackett et al. (2007), who reported a robust relationship between Rhizaria and members of the chromalveolates.
Secondly, we evaluated the placement of Rhizaria within the SAR clade by testing the three possible branching patterns between Rhizaria, stramenopiles, and alveolates.
Connections between Tree of Life web pages follow phylogenetic branching patterns between groups of organisms, so visitors can browse the hierarchy of life and learn about phylogeny and evolution as well as the characteristics of individual groups.
Importantly, we note that neither the small discrepancies that exist between phylogenetic techniques, nor areas of weaker support, contradict the overall branching pattern of the tree.
The number on each branch indicates the percentage of domain family trees with the same branching pattern as the species tree on the branch in question.
These values represent a "global" summary measure of the whole branching pattern of the retinal vascular tree with larger values indicative of a more complex branching pattern [24].
The branching pattern was nearly identical between the two phylogenies.
These methods show clear support of seven Chlorophyceae subclades (Oedogoniales, Chaetophorales, Chaetopeltidales, Chlamydomonadales, the core Sphaeropleales, the Sphaeropleaceae and one clade incertae sedis called the Cylindrocapsa-clade), but disagree on the the basal branching pattern, i.e., the relationships between these subclades.
The trees that were categorized as complete understanding or developing understanding generally included a clear branching pattern of connections between species, the representation of a common ancestor, and a choice of characters that were phylogenetically informative.
