We consider a (phylogenetic) tree with n labeled leaves, the taxa, and a length for each branch in the tree. For any subset of k taxa, the phylogenetic diversity is defined as the sum of the branch-lengths of the minimal subtree connecting the taxa in the subset. We introduce two time-efficient algorithms (greedy and pruning) to compute a subset of size k with maximal phylogenetic diversity in O(n log k) and O[n + (n - k) log(n - k)] time, respectively. The greedy algorithm is an efficient implementation of the so-called greedy strategy (Steel, 2005; Pardi and Goldman, 2005), whereas the pruning algorithm provides an alternative description of the same problem. Both algorithms compute within seconds a subtree with maximal phylogenetic diversity for trees with 100,000 taxa or more. Copyright © Society of Systematic Biologists.
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Minh, B. Q., Klaere, S., & Von Haeseler, A. (2006). Phylogenetic diversity within seconds. Systematic Biology, 55(5), 769–773. https://doi.org/10.1080/10635150600981604
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