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Sphalmopteris mougeotii

Discussion

Brongniart (1831) based Anomopteris mougeotii on fern foliage and a stem with apparently no connection; Corda (1845) removed the stem into this new species.

Taxonomy
Sphalmopteris mougeotii was named by Corda (1845). It is not extant. It is the type species of Sphalmopteris.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Sphalmopteris mougeotii Corda

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
genusSphalmopterisCorda 1845
RankNameAuthor
speciesmougeotiiCorda 1845

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.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available