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Ophioglossidae

Pteridopsida

Taxonomy
Ophioglossidae was named by Klinge (1882). It is extant.

It was assigned to Filicopsida by Kenrick and Crane (1997).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1882Ophioglossidae Klinge p. 94
1997Ophioglossidae Kenrick and Crane

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPteridopsidaRitgen 1828
RankNameAuthor
subclassOphioglossidaeKlinge 1882
subclassOphioglossidaeKlinge 1882

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.

Subcl. Ophioglossidae Klinge 1882
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Or. Ophioglossales Link 1833
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Fm. Ophioglossaceae Martinov 1820
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Subfm. Botrychioideae Presl 1845
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G. Botrychium Swartz 1800
G. †Lycopodiacidites PotoniĆ© 1956
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Lycopodiacidites minor Singh et al. 1964
Lycopodiacidites subtriangulus Venkatachala et al. 1968
Lycopodiacidites tortus Brenner 1963
Subfm. Ophioglossoideae Presl 1845
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G. †Ophioglossum Heer 1883
Invalid names: Mankyuoideae Grant and Dauphin [empty]
Or. Psilotales Prantl 1883
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Fm. Psilotaceae Griffith and Henfrey 1855
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G. Psilotum Swartz 1801
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Psilotum inerme Newberry 1868
G. Tmesipteris Bernardi 1800
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Tmesipteris alleni Lesquereux 1872
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available