Parent taxon: Embryophyta according to J. L. Morris et al. 2018
See also Kenrick and Crane 1997, Knowlton 1919, Puttick et al. 2018, Ruggiero et al. 2015 and Taylor et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Acylomurus, Antherocerotophyta, Anthocerotophyta, Apiculiretusispora, Concavissimisporites, Coniferophyta, Cycadophyta, Diatomozonotriletes, Divisisporites, Gigantopteridales, Ginkgophyta, Hermanophytales, Iraniales, Lusatisporis, Lycophyta, Marchantiophyta, Progymnospermophyta, Protosalvinia, Pteridospermophyta, Sphenophyta, Tracheophyta, Zosterophyllophyta
Subtaxa: Anapiculatisporites Annulispora Bryophytina Bryopsida Calymperaceae Capsulites Cingutriletes Coptospora Couperisporites Cryptothecium Dicranales Emphanisporites Hepaticae Hypnites Interulobites Lejeunites Musci Nagpurites Neocalliergon Nevesisporites Palaeohypnum Palaeothecium Protosphagnum Radulites Rogalskaisporites Sphagnaceae Sphagnophyllites Sporogonites Staplinisporites Taurocusporites Yorekiella
Ecology: "photoautotroph"