def remove_sequences(self, tree, sequence_names):
        '''Remove sequences with in the given sequence_names array from the tree in
        place. Assumes the sequences are found in the tree, and that they are
        all unique.

        Parameters
        ----------
        tree: dendropy.Tree
            tree to remove from
        sequence_names: list of str
            list of tip names to remove

        '''
        tree.prune_taxa_with_labels(sequence_names)
        tree.prune_taxa_with_labels([s.replace('_',' ') for s in sequence_names])
Remove sequences with in the given sequence_names array from the tree in
        place. Assumes the sequences are found in the tree, and that they are
        all unique.

        Parameters
        ----------
        tree: dendropy.Tree
            tree to remove from
        sequence_names: list of str
            list of tip names to remove