phylogenetic signal did not auto detect discrete trait

[bobthacker]

phylogenetic signal treated a discrete trait as continuous. see "cell shape" in attached.

((((Mycoplasma.genitalium:0.07437978,Mycoplasma.pirum:0.07437978):0.05806765,(((Mycoplasma.iowae:0.02553048,Mycoplasma.muris:0.02553048):0.02950967,Mycoplasma.penetrans:0.05504015):0.05589444,(Ureaplasma.parvum:0.005755479,Ureaplasma.urealyticum:0.005755479):0.10517912):0.02151284):0.15319978,((((((((Entomoplasma.ellychniae:0.000942647,Mesoplasma.corruscae:0.000942647):0.01923874,(Mesoplasma.chauliocola:0.007574101,(Mesoplasma.coleopterae:0.00412811,((Mesoplasma.entomophilum:0.002581866,Mesoplasma.tabanidae:0.002581866):0,Mesoplasma.grammopterae:0.002581866):0.001546244):0.003445991):0.01260729):0.02038991,Mycoplasma.leachii:0.040571297):0.01387373,(((Entomoplasma.freundtii:0.01909665,Entomoplasma.somnilux:0.01909665):0.01273375,Entomoplasma.lucivorax:0.0318304):0.008229278,Mesoplasma.photuris:0.04005967):0.01438536):0.01260622,Mesoplasma.lactucae:0.06705126):0.02021303,(((((((Spiroplasma.strain.W115:0.01081585,(Spiroplasma.floricola:0.007786224,(Spiroplasma.diminutum:0.004599603,Spiroplasma.cantharicola:0.004599603):0.003186621):0.003029628):0,Spiroplasma.monobiae:0.01081585):0.007871475,(Spiroplasma.helicoides:0.01099106,(Spiroplasma.lineolae:0.005597377,Spiroplasma.gladiatoris:0.005597377):0.005393681):0.00769627):0.002800918,(Spiroplasma.chinense:0.005264915,Spiroplasma.velocicrescens:0.005264915):0.016223331):0.004075496,(((Spiroplasma.apis:0.005152749,Spiroplasma.montanense:0.005152749):0.01169443,((Spiroplasma.corruscae:0.002701504,Spiroplasma.turonicum:0.002701504):0.002691043,Spiroplasma.litorale:0.005392547):0.01145463):0.003031033,Spiroplasma.taiwanense:0.01987821):0.005685531):0.016754679,Spiroplasma.alleghenense:0.04231842):0.01691405,Spiroplasma.leptinotarsae:0.05923247):0.02803182):0.04088209,((((Spiroplasma.insolitum:0.008480947,((Spiroplasma.leucomae:0.0039817024,Spiroplasma.citri:0.003981703):0.002243125,(Spiroplasma.strain.N525:0.002676846,Spiroplasma.poulsonii:0.002676846):0.003547982):0.002256119):0.002770705,((Spiroplasma.melliferum:0.005168104,Spiroplasma.kunkelii:0.005168104):0.00224908,Spiroplasma.phoeniceum:0.007417185):0.003834467):0.01451191,(Spiroplasma.chrysopicola:0.001027278,Spiroplasma.syrphidicola:0.001027278):0.02473628):0.0119646,(Spiroplasma.eriocheiris:0.002260518,Spiroplasma.mirum:0.002260518):0.03546764):0.09041822):0.05271902,(Spiroplasma.ixodetis:0.0734854,Spiroplasma.platyhelix:0.0734854):0.10738):0.1047818):0.04403243,((((Mycoplasma.agassizii:0.05091771,Mycoplasma.testudineum:0.05091771):0.06347613,(Mycoplasma.cloacale:0.02368314,Mycoplasma.phocidae:0.02368314):0.09071071):0.02146307,((Mycoplasma.alligatoris:0.06594909,(Mycoplasma.gallopavonis:0.04239537,Mycoplasma.sturni:0.04239537):0.02355372):0.02101914,(Mycoplasma.columbinasale:0.073228956,Mycoplasma.lipophilum:0.07322896):0.01373927):0.04888869):0.01053116,Mycoplasma.mobile:0.1463881):0.1832916);

Genus.species,pGC,cell.shape,optimum.temp
Entomoplasma.ellychniae,27.50,pleomorphic,30
Entomoplasma.freundtii,34.00,coccoid,30
Entomoplasma.lucivorax,27.40,pleomorphic,30
Entomoplasma.luminosum,28.80,pleomorphic,30
Entomoplasma.melaleucae,27.00,pleomorphic,26.5
Entomoplasma.somnilux,27.40,pleomorphic,30
Mesoplasma.chauliocola,28.30,coccoid,34.5
Mesoplasma.coleopterae,27.70,coccoid,33.5
Mesoplasma.corruscae,26.40,coccoid,30
Mesoplasma.entomophilum,30.00,pleomorphic,30
Mesoplasma.grammopterae,29.10,coccoid,30
Mesoplasma.photuris,28.80,coccoid,30
Mesoplasma.seiffertii,30.00,coccoid,28
Mesoplasma.syrphidae,27.60,coccoid,23
Mesoplasma.tabanidae,28.30,coccoid,37
Mycoplasma.capricolum,24.40,pleomorphic,37
Mycoplasma.capricolum,24.40,pleomorphic,37
Mycoplasma.leachii,25.40,pleomorphic,37
Mycoplasma.leocaptivus,27.00,pleomorphic,36
Mycoplasma.leopharyngis,28.00,pleomorphic,36
Mycoplasma.mycoides,26.60,pleomorphic,37
Mycoplasma.mycoides,25.00,pleomorphic,37
Mycoplasma.phocidae,27.80,coccoid,37
Mycoplasma.pirum,25.50,flask.shaped,37
Mycoplasma.simbae,37.00,pleomorphic,36
Mycoplasma.sturni,31.00,coccoid,35
Mycoplasma.testudineum,,coccoid,30
Spiroplasma.alleghenense,31.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.cantharicola,26.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.chinense,29.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.chrysopicola,30.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.clarkii,29.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.corruscae,26.30,helical,32
Spiroplasma.culicicola,26.60,coccoid,31
Spiroplasma.diabroticae,25.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.diminutum,26.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.helicoides,26.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.insolitum,28.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.ixodetis,25.00,coccoid,30
Spiroplasma.leptinotarsae,25.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.lineolae,25.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.litorale,25.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.monobiae,28.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.montanense,28.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.penaei,29.00,helical,28
Spiroplasma.platyhelix,29.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.poulsonii,26.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.syrphidicola,30.00,helical,32
Spiroplasma.tabanidicola,26.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.turonicum,25.00,helical,30
Spiroplasma.velocicrescens,27.50,helical,37
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