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A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts

A Practical Guide to Phylogenetics for Nonexperts

Published on: February 5, 2014

CompPhy: a web-based collaborative platform for comparing phylogenies.

Nicolas Fiorini¹, Vincent Lefort², François Chevenet^3,4

¹LGI2P, Research Centre, École des Mines d'Alès, Nîmes, France. nicolas.fiorini@mines-ales.fr.

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|December 16, 2014

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CompPhy is the first web platform for collaborative phylogenetic tree comparison, enabling real-time teamwork on evolutionary biology projects. It offers tools for tree editing, comparison, and data management for distant researchers.

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Area of Science:

Evolutionary biology
Bioinformatics
Computational biology

Background:

Collaborative tools are essential for projects with remote workers, but none exist for phylogenetic tree handling.
Current tree comparison software is single-user focused and lacks integrated comparison features.
Evolutionary biology and systematics projects often involve inter-institutional collaboration.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce CompPhy, a web platform for collaborative phylogenetic tree analysis.
To address the lack of dedicated tools for collaborative tree comparison in evolutionary biology.
To provide a centralized platform for managing and comparing phylogenetic datasets.

Main Methods:

Development of a web-based platform (CompPhy) for collaborative work.
Integration of functionalities for tree editing, comparison, supertree inference, and data management.
Implementation of shared visualization and synchronous/asynchronous manipulation features.

Main Results:

CompPhy enables real-time, distant collaboration on phylogenetic projects.
The platform offers shared tree visualization, data exchange, and progress tracking.
Advanced comparison tools like consensus and supertree inference are included.

Conclusions:

CompPhy is the first web platform for real-time collaborative phylogenetic tree comparison.
It facilitates joint work on phylogenomic projects for researchers and students.
The platform is freely accessible via a web browser.