SplitsTree

SplitsTree is a freeware program for inferring phylogenetic trees, phylogenetic networks, or, more generally, split graphs, from various types of data such as a sequence alignment, a distance matrix or a set of trees.^[1][2]

SplitsTree

Developer(s)	Daniel Huson and David Bryant
Stable release	4.17.1 / 2021
Preview release	5.3 / 2021
Operating system	Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Type	Bioinformatics
License	Proprietary
Website	uni-tuebingen.de/fakultaeten/mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche-fakultaet/fachbereiche/informatik/lehrstuehle/algorithms-in-bioinformatics/software/splitstree/

An example of a neighbor-net phylogenetic network generated by SplitsTree v4.6.

Software

SplitsTree implements published methods such as split decomposition,^[3] neighbor-net, consensus networks,^[4] super networks methods or methods for computing hybridization or simple recombination networks. It uses the NEXUS file format. The splits graph is defined using a special data block (SPLITS block).

See also

• Phylogenetic tree viewers
• Dendroscope
• MEGAN