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The concept of X-nets is introduced as a convenient tool for dealing with taxonomic problems in terms of phylogenetic networks; in the same formalized quantitative fashion the concept of X-trees is used as a tool for dealing with taxonomic analysis in terms of phylogenetic trees.
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Dress, A. (2007). The Category of X-Nets. In: Feng, J., Jost, J., Qian, M. (eds) Networks: From Biology to Theory. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-780-0_1
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