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Stigmaria

Taxonomy
Stigmaria was named by Brongniart (1822). It is not extant. Its type is Stigmaria ficoides.

It was assigned to Lycopodophyta by Andrews (1970); to Sigillariaceae by Jennings (1980); and to Plantae by Tidwell et al. (1992).

Species
S. ficoides (type species)

Synonyms
  • Variolaria was named by Sternberg (1820). It is not extant.

    It was synonymized subjectively with Stigmaria by Andrews (1970).
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Variolaria Sternberg
1822Stigmaria Brongniart
1970Stigmaria Andrews
1980Stigmaria Jennings p. 153
1992Stigmaria Tidwell et al. p. 1018

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
RankNameAuthor
genusStigmariaBrongniart 1822

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Stigmaria Brongniart 1822
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†Stigmaria ficoides Sternberg 1822
Invalid names: Variolaria Sternberg 1820 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available