def METHOD_NAME(self):
    ''' backend stuff (mostly sanity checks) specific for the phylogenomics workflow'''
    super().METHOD_NAME()
    self.internal_genomes_file = self.get_param_value_from_config('internal_genomes')
    self.external_genomes_file = self.get_param_value_from_config('external_genomes')
    self.input_for_anvi_get_sequences_for_hmm_hits = self.get_internal_and_external_genomes_files()
    self.project_name = self.get_param_value_from_config('project_name')
    if self.use_hmms_for_phylogeny:
        # By default we use hmms for phylogeny
        self.phylogenomics_sequence_file = os.path.join(self.dirs_dict["PHYLO_DIR"], self.project_name + "-proteins.fa")