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Table 2 Shuffling moves performed on each master list.

From: Phylogenetic representativeness: a new method for evaluating taxon sampling in evolutionary studies

Group

Size

Level

Splits

Merges

Transfers

Bivalves

3404

Family

15

10

40

Carnivores

271

subfamily

2

1

2

Coleoids

220

Family

2

1

2

Termites

2760

species

0

0

15

  1. Each set of splits, merges, and transfers was repeated independently 1,000 times on the relative master list. Moves were applied to the specified taxonomic level. Master list's size is reported to inform about the entity of the "reviewing" shuffle. Size in Operational Taxonomic Units (OTUs) of the global taxonomic tree.