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Polypodiidae
Taxonomy
Polypodiidae was named by Poche (1914). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Cronquist et al. (1966), I (2016).
It was reranked as the subclass Polypodiidae by I (2016), Yuan et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Filicopsida by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Polypodiopsida by Cronquist et al. (1966), I (2016), Yuan et al. (2024).
It was reranked as the subclass Polypodiidae by I (2016), Yuan et al. (2024).
It was assigned to Filicopsida by Kenrick and Crane (1997); and to Polypodiopsida by Cronquist et al. (1966), I (2016), Yuan et al. (2024).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1914 | Polypodiidae Poche p. 133 |
| 1966 | Polypodiidae Cronquist et al. |
| 1997 | Polypodiidae Kenrick and Crane |
| 2016 | Polypodiidae I |
| 2024 | Polypodiidae Yuan et al. |
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Subcl. Polypodiidae Poche 1914
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Or. Cyatheales Pryor et al. 1995
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Fm. Cyatheaceae Kaulfuss 1827 [scaly tree fern]
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G. †Alsophilidites Cookson
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†Alsophilidites bellus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Alsophilidites densus Singh et al. 1964
†Alsophilidites exilis Sah and Jain 1965
†Alsophilidites grandis Sah and Jain 1965
†Alsophilidites kerguelensis Cookson 1947
†Alsophilidites pannuceus Brenner 1963
G. Cibotium Kaulfuss 1820 [manfern]
G. †Coniopteris Brongniart 1849
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†Coniopteris burejensis Zalessky 1904
†Coniopteris frutiformis Douglas 1973
†Coniopteris hymenophylloides Brongniart 1828
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Invalid names: Adiantites amurensis Heer 1876 [synonym]
†Coniopteris murrayana Brongniart 1835
†Coniopteris simplex Harris 1961
Invalid names: Polystichites Presl 1838 [replaced]
G. Cyathea Smith 1793
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†Cyathea siwalika Bera et al. 2014
†Cyathea tchihatcheffi Schmalhausen 1879
Invalid names: Cnemidaria Presl 1836 [synonym], Hemitelia Brown 1810 [synonym], Trichopteris Hall 1845 [synonym]
G. †Cyatheites Goeppert 1836
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†Cyatheites nebraskana Heer 1868
†Cyatheites schlotheimmii Goeppert 1836
G. †Cyatheopteris Schimper 1869
G. †Cyathoides Berry 1922
G. †Hemitelites Goeppert 1836
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†Hemitelites hemitelioides Brongniart 1834
†Hemitelites torelli Heer 1869
G. †Protocyathea Feistmantel 1877
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†Protocyathea rajmahalense Jacob 1937
†Protocyathea trichinopoliensis Feistmantel 1877
†Protocyathea ungeri Feistmantel 1877
G. †Hagiophyton Corsin 1948
Fm. Thyrsopteridaceae Presl 1847
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Invalid names: Metaxyaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970 [empty]
Or. †Filicales
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G. †Botrychiopsis Kurtz 1894
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†Botrychiopsis validum Feistmantel 1876
†Botrychiopsis weissiana Kurtz 1894
G. †Damudosorus Pant and Misra 1977
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†Damudosorus raniganjensis Pant and Misra 1977
†Damudosorus searsolensis Pant and Misra 1977
G. †Dichotomopteris Maithy 1974
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†Dichotomopteris asansolioides Pant and Misra 1983
†Dichotomopteris lindleyi Royle 1839
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis lindleyana Crookshank 1935 [synonym], Cladophlebis roylei Arber 1901 [synonym]
†Dichotomopteris major Feistmantel 1881
†Dichotomopteris ovata Maithy 1977
Fm. Dicksoniaceae Schomb 1849
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G. †Acanthopteris Sze 1931
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†Acanthopteris acutata Samylina 1972
†Acanthopteris gothani Sze 1931
†Acanthopteris onychioides Vassilevskaja and Kara-Mursa 1956
†Acanthopteris szei Cao 1984
Invalid names: Birisia Samylina 1972 [synonym]
G. Calochlaena Turner and White 1988
G. †Cibotiidites Potonié 1956
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†Cibotiidites auriculatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
†Cibotiidites bettianus Srivastava 1977
G. †Cyatheacidites Potonié 1956
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†Cyatheacidites annulata Cookson 1947
†Cyatheacidites annulatus Cookson 1947
†Cyatheacidites archangelskii Dettmann 1986
†Cyatheacidites botuliformis Dettmann 1986
†Cyatheacidites granulosus Singh et al. 1964
†Cyatheacidites pulcher Potonié and Sah 1960
†Cyatheacidites tectifera Archangelsky and Gamerro 1965
†Cyatheacidites verrucosus Singh et al. 1964
G. Dicksonia L'Héritier de Brutelle 1788
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†Dicksonia montanensis Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia munda Dawson 1885
†Dicksonia oregonensis Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia pachyphylla Fontaine 1905
†Dicksonia rajmahalensis Sharma 1971
†Dicksonia saportana Heer 1876
†Dicksonia speciosa Sharma 1975
G. Lophosoria Presl 1847
G. †Trilites Erdtman and Couper 1947
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†Trilites annulata Cookson 1947
†Trilites australis Cookson 1947
†Trilites comaumensis Cookson 1953
†Trilites densiverrucosus Menendez 1968
†Trilites fasolae Archangelsky 1972
†Trilites grandis Cookson 1947
†Trilites komkraalensis Scott 1976
†Trilites kopukuensis Couper 1960
†Trilites neddeni Cookson 1947
†Trilites ornamentalis Cookson 1947
†Trilites parvallatus Krutzsch 1959
†Trilites perverrucatus Ramanujam 1967
†Trilites reticulata Cookson 1947
†Trilites scabratus Ramanujam 1967
†Trilites tuberculiformis Cookson 1947
†Trilites verrucatus Couper 1953
†Trilites volkheimerii Filatoff 1975
†Trilites wolfgangii Sajjadi and Playford 2003
Invalid names: Dicksoniaceaesporites Biswas 1962 [nomen nudum], Thyrsopterideae [empty]
G. †Dictyostelopteris Vishnu-Mittre 1959
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†Dictyostelopteris fasciosteleoides Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Dictyostelopteris jacobii Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Dictyostelopteris rajmahalense Vishnu-Mittre 1959
G. †Dizeugotheca Archangelsky and de la Sota 1960
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†Dizeugotheca waltonii Archangelsky and de la Sota 1960
G. †Filicoamyelon Bohra and Sharma 1979
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†Filicoamyelon actinostachyoides Bohra and Sharma 1979
†Filicoamyelon cryptogrammoides Bohra and Sharma 1979
G. †Gondwanidium Gothan 1927
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†Gondwanidium indicum Maithy 1965
†Gondwanidium validum Feistmantel 1876
G. †Hymenophyllites Göppert 1836
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†Hymenophyllites alatus Geinitz 1855
†Hymenophyllites bunburyanus Oldham and Morris 1863
†Hymenophyllites quercifolius Goeppert 1836
†Hymenophyllites thallyformis Lesquereux 1870
G. †Hyrcanopteris Kryshtofovich and Prinada 1933
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†Hyrcanopteris sevanensis Kryshtofovich and Prinada 1933
G. †Leleopteris Srivastava and Chandra 1982
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†Leleopteris ovata Srivastava and Chandra 1982
†Leleopteris srivastavae Surange 1966
G. †Neomariopteris Maithy 1974
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†Neomariopteris barakarensis Srivastava 1978
†Neomariopteris hughesi Feistmantel 1881
†Neomariopteris khanii Maithy 1977
†Neomariopteris lobifolia Morris 1845
†Neomariopteris talchirensis Maithy 1974
G. †Pterisorus Rothwell and Stockey 2006
G. †Raphaelia Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
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†Raphaelia diamensis Seward 1911
†Raphaelia neuropteroides Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
G. †Rhizomopteris Schimper 1869
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†Rhizomopteris ballii Feistmantel 1877
†Rhizomopteris chakshu Ganju 1947
†Rhizomopteris lycopodioides Schimper 1869
†Rhizomopteris rajmahalense Gupta 1954
†Rhizomopteris sahnii Gupta 1954
G. †Santhalea Maithy 1977
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†Santhalea bansloiensis Maithy 1977
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Invalid names: Leleopteris raniganjensis Srivastava and Chandra 1982 [synonym]
G. †Solenostelopteris Kershaw 1910
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†Solenostelopteris japonica Kershaw 1910
†Solenostelopteris jurassica Bohra and Sharma 1979
†Solenostelopteris nipanica Vishnu-Mittre 1959
†Solenostelopteris sahnii Vishnu-Mittre 1959
G. †Stramineopteris Little et al. 2006
G. †Triphyllopteris Schimper 1869
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†Triphyllopteris collombiana Schimper 1869
†Triphyllopteris lescuriana Meek 1875
G. †Weichselia Stiehler 1857
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†Weichselia ludovicae Stiehler 1857
†Weichselia reticulata Stokes and Webb 1824
Invalid names: Weichseliaceae Zimmermann 1959 [empty]
Or. Gleicheniales Jud 2011
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Fm. †Dipteridaceae Seward and Dale
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G. †Cibotiumspora Chang 1965
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†Cibotiumspora juncta Zhang 1978
†Cibotiumspora jurienensis Filatoff 1975
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Invalid names: Concavisporites juriensis Balme 1957 [synonym]
G. †Dictyophyllum Lindley and Hutton 1834
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†Dictyophyllum ellenbergi Fabre and Greber 1960
†Dictyophyllum fuenzalidai Herbst 2000
†Dictyophyllum indicum Bose and Jana 1979
†Dictyophyllum nilssoni Brongniart 1836
†Dictyophyllum rugosum Lindley and Hutton 1834
†Dictyophyllum tenuifolium Stipanicic and Menendez 1949
G. Dipteris Reinw 1825 [fern]
G. †Hausmannia Dunker 1846
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Subg. †Hausmannia (Protorhipis) Andrae 1853
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†Hausmannia (Protorhipis) ussuriensis Kryshtofovich 1923
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Invalid names: Hausmannia nariwaensis Oishi 1930 [synonym]
†Protorhipis fisheri Knowlton 1907
†Hausmannia buchii Andrae 1855
†Hausmannia californica Fontaine 1905
†Hausmannia crookshankii Shah and Singh 1964
†Hausmannia dentata Oishi 1932
†Hausmannia dichotoma Dunker 1846
†Hausmannia leeiana Sze 1933
†Hausmannia montanensis Lapasha and Miller 1985
†Hausmannia pachyderma Sukh-Dev 1961
†Hausmannia papilio Herbst 1960
†Hausmannia papilionaceae Liu 1980
G. †Thaumatopteris Goeppert 1841
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†Thaumatopteris barrealensis Stipanicic and Menendez 1949
†Thaumatopteris muensteri Goeppert 1841
†Thaumatopteris rothii Frenguelli 1941
Fm. Matoniaceae Presl 1847
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G. †Boseisporites Bharadwaj and Kumar 1972
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†Boseisporites indicus Kumar 1973
†Boseisporites insignitus Venkatachala 1968
†Boseisporites lobatus Venkatachala 1968
†Boseisporites minutus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Boseisporites praeclarus Sukh-Dev 1961
†Boseisporites punctatus Venkatachala 1968
G. †Dandotiaspora Sah
G. †Dictyophyllidites Couper 1958
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†Dictyophyllidites arcuatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Dictyophyllidites chiquimilense Mautino and Anzótegui 1998
†Dictyophyllidites complex Cookson and Dettmann 1958
†Dictyophyllidites concavus Harris 1965
†Dictyophyllidites crenatus Dettmann 1963
†Dictyophyllidites decus Kar 1970
†Dictyophyllidites equiexinus Dettman 1963
†Dictyophyllidites harrisii Couper 1958
†Dictyophyllidites mortoni Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Dictyophyllidites mortonii Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Dictyophyllidites pectinaeformis Dettmann 1963
†Dictyophyllidites speciosus Cookson and Dettman 1958
†Dictyophyllidites sukhdevii Maheshwari 1974
†Dictyophyllidites venkatachalai Ramanujam 1974
G. Matonia Brown
G. †Matonidium Schenk 1871
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†Matonidium althausii Dunker 1844
†Matonidium cingulatum Zeba-Bano and Bose 1981
†Matonidium goepperti Ettingshausen 1871
†Matonidium indicum Sahni 1936
G. †Phlebopteris Brongniart 1836
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†Phlebopteris arcuata Sukh-Dev 1961
†Phlebopteris athgarhensis Jain 1968
†Phlebopteris branneri White 1913
†Phlebopteris minutifolius Banerji 1982
†Phlebopteris polypodioides Brongniart 1836
Or. Hymenophyllales Frank 1877
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Fm. †Hymenophyllaceae Link
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G. Mecodium Presl 1937
Invalid names: Trichomanoideae Presl 1843 [empty]
Or. Polypodiales Link 1833
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Subor. †Aspleniineae Schneid and Rothf
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Fm. Aspleniaceae Newman 1840 [spleenwort]
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G. Asplenium Linnaeus 1753
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†Asplenium albertum Dawson 1885
Asplenium bifolium Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium cecilensis Berry 1911
Asplenium ceterach Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium coloradense Knowlton 1917
†Asplenium crossii Knowlton 1898
Asplenium cultrifolium Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium dicksonianum Heer 1874
†Asplenium dubium Fontaine 1889
†Asplenium eolignitica Berry 1916
†Asplenium foersteri Debey and Ettingshausen 1859
†Asplenium haguei Knowlton 1899
Asplenium hemionitis Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium hurleyensis Berry 1916
†Asplenium iddingsi Knowlton 1899
†Asplenium issiacense Fritel 1910
†Asplenium jerseyensis Berry 1911
†Asplenium magnum Knowlton 1899
Asplenium marginatum Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium marinum Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium martinianum Dawson 1885
†Asplenium neomexicanum Knowlton 1916
Asplenium nidus Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium niobrara Dawson 1882
Asplenium obtusifolium Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium onopteris Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium primero Knowlton 1917
†Asplenium raritanense Berry 1909
†Asplenium remotidens Knowlton 1899
Asplenium rhizophylla Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium salicifolium Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium scolopendrium Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium serratum Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium squamosum Linnaeus 1753
Asplenium striatum Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium subcretaceum Saporta 1868
†Asplenium tenellum Knowlton 1900
Asplenium trichomanes Linnaeus 1753
†Asplenium wyomingense Knowlton 1900
G. Cystocarpium Fraser-Jenkins 2008
Fm. Onocleaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970
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G. Onoclea Linnaeus 1753
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†Onoclea fecunda Lesquereux 1872
†Onoclea hesperia Hickey 1977
†Onoclea inquirenda Hollick 1904
†Onoclea minima Knowlton 1899
†Onoclea neomexicana Knowlton 1916
Onoclea sensibilis Linnaeus 1753
Fm. Thelypteridaceae Pichi-Sermolli 1970
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Subor. Dennstaedtiineae Schwartsb and Hovenkamp 2016
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Fm. Dennstaedtiaceae Lotsy 1909
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G. †Dennastra McIver and Basinger 1993
G. Dennstaedtia Bernhardi 1800
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†Dennstaedtia americana Knowlton 1910
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Invalid names: Asplenium tenerum Lesquereux 1883 [synonym], Sphenopteris blomstrandi Heer 1868 [synonym]
†Dennstaedtia concava Bolchovitina 1956
†Dennstaedtia fremonti Hall 1843
†Dennstaedtia rajmahalensis Sharma 1975
†Dennstaedtia sorimarginata McIver and Basinger 1993
G. Histiopteris Smith 1875
G. Microlepia Presl 1836
G. †Microlepiopsis Serbet and Rothwell 2003
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†Microlepiopsis aulenbackii Serbet and Rothwell 2003
†Microlepiopsis bramanii Serbet and Rothwell 2003
G. Pteridium Gleditsch and Scopoli 1760
Subor. Lindsaeineae Lehtonen and Tuomisto 2016
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Subor. Polypodiineae Dumort 1829
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Fm. Davalliaceae Schomb 1848
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G. Davallia Smith 1793
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†Davallia montana Knowlton 1899
†Davallia walkeri Conran et al. 2010
Invalid names: Humata Cavanilles 1802 [synonym]
Fm. Dryopteridaceae Herter 1949
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G. Athyrium Roth 1800
G. †Ctenis Lindley and Hutton 1834
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†Ctenis auriculata Fontaine 1896
†Ctenis clarnoensis Erdei and Manchester 2015
†Ctenis falcata Lindley and Hutton 1834
†Ctenis grandifolia Fontaine 1896
†Ctenis imbricata Fontaine 1889
†Ctenis imjhiriensis Bose and Zeba-Bano 1979
†Ctenis orovillensis Fontaine 1896
†Ctenis sulcicaulis Phillips 1829
†Ctenis wardii Fontaine 1896
G. Nephrodium Smith 1841
G. †Olfersites Guembel 1859
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†Olfersites dichotomus Guembel 1859
Invalid names: Schizeites Guembel 1859 [replaced]
Invalid names: Elaphoglossoideae Pichi-Sermolli 1975 [empty], Polybotryoideae Liu and Zhang 2016 [empty]
Fm. Oleandraceae Pichi-Sermolli 1965
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Invalid names: Lomariopsidaceae Alston 1956 [empty]
G. †Polypodiisporites Potonié 1931
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†Polypodiisporites echinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Polypodiisporites favus Potonie 1956
†Polypodiisporites impariter Potonié and Sah 1960
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Invalid names: Polypodiaceaesporites tuberculensis Baksi 1962 [synonym]
†Polypodiisporites inangahuensis Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites ipsviciensis Playford and Dettmann 1965
†Polypodiisporites irregularis Pocknal and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites mawkmaensis Dutta and Sah 1970
†Polypodiisporites minimus Khan and Martin 1971
†Polypodiisporites oligocenicus Sah and Dutta 1968
†Polypodiisporites pachyexinatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Polypodiisporites radiatus Pocknall and Mildenhall 1984
†Polypodiisporites rajasthanensis Srivastava 1966
†Polypodiisporites speciosus Sah and Dutta 1968
Subor. Pteridineae Prado and Schuettp 2016
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Fm. Pteridaceae Reichenbach
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Subfm. Cheilanthoideae Horvat 1927
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G. Cheilanthes Swartz 1806 [lip fern]
G. Pellaea Link 1841 [cliffbrake]
G. †Contignisporites Dettmann 1963
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†Contignisporites burgeri Filatoff and Price 1988
†Contignisporites burgerii Filatoff and Price 1988
†Contignisporites cooksonae Dettmann 1963
†Contignisporites cooksoniae Dettmann 1963
†Contignisporites cooksonii Dettmann 1963
†Contignisporites crenatus Varma and Ramanujam 1984
†Contignisporites dettmannii Singh and Kumar 1966
†Contignisporites fornicatus Dettmann 1963
†Contignisporites glebulentus Dettmann 1963
†Contignisporites kutchensis Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Contignisporites medeae Filatoff and Price 1988
†Contignisporites multimuratus Dettmann 1963
†Contignisporites psilatus Singh and Kumar 1966
†Contignisporites triletus Venkatachala et al. 1968
G. Eriosorus Fée 1852
G. †Pterisisporites Sung and Zheng
Subor. Saccolomatineae Hovenkamp 2016
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G. †Saportaea Fontaine and White 1880
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†Saportaea dichotoma Frenguelli 1942
†Saportaea salisburioides Fontaine and White 1880
Invalid names: Drynariaceae Ching 1978 [empty]
Or. Salviniales Link 1833
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Fm. †Azollaceae Wettstein 1903
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G. †Azollopsis Hall 1968
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†Azollopsis intermedia Sweet and Hills 1974
†Azollopsis tormentosa Hall 1968
G. †Parazollopsis Lapasha and Miller 1985
Fm. †Salviniaceae Lestiboudois
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G. †Ariadnaesporites Potonié 1956
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†Ariadnaesporites micromedusus Stough 1968
†Ariadnaesporites spinocaperatus Phillips and Felix 1971
†Ariadnaesporites spinosus Salami 1983
G. Azolla Lamarck 1783
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†Azolla andreisii De Benedetti et al. 2021
†Azolla colhuehuapensis Vallati et al. 2017
†Azolla coloniensis De Benedetti et al. 2018
†Azolla deccanensis Patil and Upadhya 1980
†Azolla indica Trivedi and Verma 1971
†Azolla intertrappea Sahni and Rao 1934
†Azolla keuja Hermsen et al. 2019
†Azolla nana Dorofeev 1980
†Azolla primaeva Arnold 1955
†Azolla prisca Reid and Chandler 1926
†Azolla schopfii Dijkstra 1961
†Azolla stanleyi Jain and Hall 1969
†Azolla velus Jain and Hall 1969
†Azolla ventricosa Dorofeev 1955
G. Salvinia Adanson 1763 [watermoss]
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†Salvinia coahuilensis Weber 1973
†Salvinia elliptica Newberry 1894
†Salvinia formosa Heer 1859
†Salvinia graui Herbst et al. 1987
†Salvinia hainanensis Wang et al. 2014
†Salvinia indica Ali et al. 2025
†Salvinia intertrappea Mahabale 1950
†Salvinia preauriculata Berry 1925
Invalid names: Sausarospermum Sahni and Srivastava 1940 [nomen nudum]
G. †Thecaspora Elsik 1966
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†Thecaspora polygonalis De Benedetti et al. 2024
†Thecaspora spinosa Elsik 1966
Invalid names: Hydropteridales Willdenow [synonym]
Or. Schizaeales Jud 2011
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Fm. Anemiaceae Link 1841
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G. Anemia Swartz 1806
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†Anemia elongata Newberry 1863
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Invalid names: Anemia haydenii Lesquereux 1871 [synonym], Anemia perplexa Hollick 1898 [synonym]
†Anemia eocenica Berry 1916
†Anemia fremonti Knowlton 1917
†Anemia gracillima Lesquereux 1883
†Anemia hesperia Knowlton 1916
†Anemia occidentalis Knowlton 1917
†Anemia poolensis Chandler 1955
†Anemia robusta Hollick 1902
†Anemia subcretacea Gard. and Ett. 1880
†Anemia supercretacea Hollick 1902
G. †Cicatricososporites Pflug and Thomson 1953
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†Cicatricososporites decussatus Jaramillo and Dilcher 2001
†Cicatricososporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hills 1976
G. Appendicisporites Weyland and Greifeld 1953
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†Appendicisporites concentricus Kemp 1970
†Appendicisporites dentimarginatus Brenner 1963
†Appendicisporites distocarinatus Dettmann and Playford 1968
†Appendicisporites erdtmanii Pocock 1964
†Appendicisporites ethmos Delcourt and Sprumont 1959
†Appendicisporites giganticus Groot and Groot 1962
†Appendicisporites insignis Chlonova 1983
†Appendicisporites jansonii Pocock 1962
†Appendicisporites matesovae Norris 1967
†Appendicisporites potomacensis Brenner 1963
†Appendicisporites pschekhaensis Pocock 1964
†Appendicisporites robustus Kemp 1970
†Appendicisporites segmentus Brenner 1963
†Appendicisporites sellingi Pocock 1964
†Appendicisporites stylosus Deak 1963
†Appendicisporites tricornitatus Weyland and Greifeld 1953
†Appendicisporites unicus Markova 1961
Fm. Lygodiaceae Roem 1840
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G. Lygodium Swartz 1800 [climbing fern]
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†Lygodium binervatum Lesquereux 1869
†Lygodium coloradensis Knowlton 1930
†Lygodium compactum Lesquereux 1868
†Lygodium dentoni Lesquereux 1875
†Lygodium dinmorphyllum Churchill 1969
†Lygodium marvinei Lesquereux 1875
†Lygodium poolensis Chandler 1955
†Lygodium prestwichii Gardner and Ettingshausen 1880
†Lygodium trichomanoides Lesquereux 1874
G. †Nodosisporites Dettmann and Clifford 1992
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†Nodosisporites crenimurus Davies 1986
†Nodosisporites macrobaculatus Archangelsky and Llorens 2005
G. †Plicatella Maljavkina 1949
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†Plicatella baqueroensis Davies 1985
†Plicatella pseudotripartita Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Plicatella trichacantha Maljavkina 1949
†Plicatella tricornitata Potonié 1960
G. †Ruffordiaspora Dettmann and Clifford 1992
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†Ruffordiaspora australiensis Dettmann and Clifford 1992
†Ruffordiaspora cardielensis Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Ruffordiaspora crassiterminatus Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Ruffordiaspora ludbrookiae Dettmann and Clifford 1992
†Ruffordiaspora ticoensis Archangelsky et al. 2008
Fm. †Schizaeaceae Kaulfuss
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G. †Acrostichopteris Fontaine 1889
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†Acrostichopteris adiantifolia Fontaine 1889
†Acrostichopteris cyclopteroides Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Baieropsis denticulata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Acrostichopteris expansa Fontaine 1889
†Acrostichopteris fimbriata Knowlton 1907
†Acrostichopteris longipennis Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Acrostichopteris densifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Baieropsis foliosa Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Acrostichopteris parvifolia Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Acrostichopteris parcelobata Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
†Acrostichopteris pluripartita Fontaine 1889
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Invalid names: Baieropsis longifolia Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. †Baieropsis Fontaine 1889
G. †Cicatricosisporites Potonie and Gelletich 1933
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†Cicatricosisporites angustus Singh 1971
†Cicatricosisporites annulatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites apicanalis Phillips and Felix 1971
†Cicatricosisporites aralica Brenner 1963
†Cicatricosisporites augustus Singh 1971
†Cicatricosisporites auritus Singh 1971
†Cicatricosisporites australiensis Potonié 1956
†Cicatricosisporites avnimelechi Horowitz 1970
†Cicatricosisporites baconicus Deak 1963
†Cicatricosisporites baqueroensis Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites brevilaesuratus Kemp 1970
†Cicatricosisporites claricanalis Phillips and Felix 1971
†Cicatricosisporites cuneiformis Pocock 1964
†Cicatricosisporites dorogensis Potonie and Gelletich 1933
†Cicatricosisporites dunrobinensis Couper 1958
†Cicatricosisporites eocenicus Jansonius and Hill 1976
†Cicatricosisporites ethmos Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites furcatus Deak 1963
†Cicatricosisporites giganteus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites hallei Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Cicatricosisporites hughesi Dettmann 1963
†Cicatricosisporites hughesii Dettmann 1963
†Cicatricosisporites kashmiriensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
†Cicatricosisporites kedvesii Schrank 2000
†Cicatricosisporites ludbrookiae Dettmann et al. 1987
†Cicatricosisporites macrocostatus Baksi 1962
†Cicatricosisporites magnus Doring 1965
†Cicatricosisporites mediostriatus Pocock 1964
†Cicatricosisporites microstriatus Jardiné and Magloire 1965
†Cicatricosisporites minutaestriatus Pocock 1964
†Cicatricosisporites mohrioides Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Cicatricosisporites nuni Horowitz 1975
†Cicatricosisporites orbiculatus Singh 1964
†Cicatricosisporites ornatus Srivastava 1972
†Cicatricosisporites patapscoensis Brenner 1963
†Cicatricosisporites potomacensis Brenner 1963
†Cicatricosisporites pramparoana Archangelsky and Archangelsky 2010
†Cicatricosisporites proxiradiatus Kemp 1970
†Cicatricosisporites pseudotripartitus Dettmann 1963
†Cicatricosisporites purbeckensis Norris 1969
†Cicatricosisporites recticicatricosus Doring 1965
†Cicatricosisporites salardii Dejax 1985
†Cicatricosisporites sewardi Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Cicatricosisporites sinuosus Hunt 1985
†Cicatricosisporites sprumontii Döring 1965
†Cicatricosisporites subrotundus Brenner 1963
†Cicatricosisporites tersus Wang 1990
†Cicatricosisporites ticoensis Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
†Cicatricosisporites venustus Deak 1963
†Cicatricosisporites wakkachuensis Ghosh and Lukose 1967
G. †Klukisporites Couper 1958
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†Klukisporites antarcticus Cao 1994
†Klukisporites apunctus Venkatachala et al. 1968
†Klukisporites areolatus Singh 1971
†Klukisporites foveolatus Pocock 1965
†Klukisporites labiatus Baldoni and Archangelsky 1983
†Klukisporites lacunus Filatoff 1975
†Klukisporites neovariegatus Filatoff 1975
†Klukisporites pseudoreticulatus Couper 1958
†Klukisporites punctatus Venkatachala 1968
†Klukisporites scaberis Dettmann 1963
†Klukisporites tuberosus Archangelsky 1983
†Klukisporites variegatus Couper 1958
†Klukisporites venkatachalae Tripathi 1990
G. †Lygodiumsporites Potonié 1956
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†Lygodiumsporites edelii Mathur and Chopra 1982
†Lygodiumsporites eocenicus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Lygodiumsporites lakiensis Sah and Kar 1969
G. Mohria Swartz 1806
G. †Ruffordia Seward 1894
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†Ruffordia acrodenta Fontaine 1890
†Ruffordia goepperti Dunker 1844
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Invalid names: Cladophlebis sphenopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris pachyphylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris spatulata Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Sphenopteris thysopteroides Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Thyrsopteris heteromorpha Fontaine 1889 [synonym]
G. Schizaea Smith 1793
G. †Schizaeoisporites Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
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†Schizaeoisporites crassimurus Dutta and Sah 1970
†Schizaeoisporites dorogensis Potonié 1951
†Schizaeoisporites ghoshii Ramanujam 1967
†Schizaeoisporites minimus Ramanujam 1967
†Schizaeoisporites minor Pocock 1964
†Schizaeoisporites phaseolus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
†Schizaeoisporites pseudorogensis Weyland and Greifeild 1953
†Schizaeoisporites sinuata Ramanujam 1967
G. †Schizaeopsis Berry 1911
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†Schizaeopsis americana Berry 1917
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Invalid names: Baieropsis macrophylla Fontaine 1889 [synonym], Schizaeopsis expansa Fontaine 1911 [synonym]
G. †Undulatisporites Pflug 1953
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†Undulatisporites microcutis Thomson and Pflug 1953
†Undulatisporites pannuceus Singh 1971
†Undulatisporites sinuosis Groot and Groot 1962
†Undulatisporites undulapolus Brenner 1963
Invalid names: Anemieae Swartz [empty], Lygodieae [empty]
Invalid names: Osmundales [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available