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Myriophyllum
Taxonomy
Myriophyllum was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Myriophyllum spicatum.
It was assigned to Haloragidaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Haloragaceae by Chauhan (1991), Kiessling (2003).
It was assigned to Haloragidaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976); and to Haloragaceae by Chauhan (1991), Kiessling (2003).
Species
M. spicatum (type species), M. verticillatum
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1753 | Myriophyllum Linnaeus |
| 1976 | Myriophyllum Lakhanpal et al. |
| 1991 | Myriophyllum Chauhan |
| 2003 | Myriophyllum Kiessling |
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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. Myriophyllum Linnaeus 1753
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Myriophyllum spicatum Linnaeus 1753
Myriophyllum verticillatum Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Bartonian to the top of the Holocene or 41.03000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Collections (84 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tertiary - Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | M. pulchellum (24322) | |
| Tertiary | Japan (Aichi) | M. sp. (22819) | |
| Middle Eocene | Argentina (Tierra del Fuego) | M. sp. (169358) | |
| Bartonian | Myanmar (Sagaing) | M. sp. (227631) | |
| Late/Upper Eocene | Myanmar (Sagaing) | M. sp. (227787) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | M. sp. (22901) | |
| Rupelian | Russian Federation (Sverdlovsk) | M. sp. (22844) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Russian Federation (Tomsk) | M. pulchellum (23906) | |
| Miocene | USA (Massachusetts) | M. sp. (231784 231825) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | M. alternifolium (28442) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Middle Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | M. monstrosum, M. pulchellum (24093) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Japan (Gunma) | M. sp. (22755) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | M. monstrosum, M. pulchellum (24098) M. pulchellum (24100 24317 24320 24321) M. pulchellum, M. verticillatum (24094 24286) | |
| Zanclean | Germany (North Rhine) | M. sp. (28134) | |
| Pliocene - Pleistocene | Italy (Umbria) | M. sp. (51757 51758) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Russian Federation (Omsk) | M. verticillatum (24096) | |
| Piacenzian | Italy (Piemonte) | M. microcarpum (27023) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | M. praespicatum, M. spicatum (22779) M. spicatum (22781) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringen) | M. praespicatum (22783) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Australia (Victoria) | Myriophyllum indet. (172830 172832 172833 172837 172855 172867 172870 172873 172874 172876 172877 172878 172879 172880 172881 172882 172883 172884) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | USA (North Carolina) | M. scabratum, M. heterophyllum (61887) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene | Australia (Tasmania) | M. sp. (166707) | |
| Pleistocene | Australia (Queensland) | M. sp. (168893 168904 168918 168924) | |
| Pleistocene | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | M. sp. (228772) | |
| Pleistocene | India (Kashmir) | M. sp. (224612 224715 224751) | |
| Pleistocene | India (West Bengal) | M. sp. (228819) | |
| Quaternary | India (Tamil Nadu) | M. sp. (228848 228849) | |
| Quaternary | India (Himachal Pradesh) | M. sp. (228761) | |
| Quaternary | India (West Bengal) | M. sp. (228794 228795) | |
| Quaternary | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | M. sp. (228774 228775 228777 228778) | |
| Irvingtonian | USA (South Carolina) | Myriophyllum indet. (79919) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | M. sp. (228782) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | M. sp. (103358) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial) | USA (Washington) | M. spicatum (93677) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | United Kingdom (Worcestershire) | M. alternifolium, M. sp., M. spicatum (163070) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | M. sp. (168747 168749 168750 168751 168752 168753 168756) | |
| Holocene | India (Uttarakhand) | M. sp. (228762 228773) | |
| Holocene | India (Tamil Nadu) | M. sp. (228788) | |
| Holocene | Australia (Queensland) | M. sp. (168937) | |
| Holocene | India (Jammu and Kashmir) | M. sp. (228783) | |
| Holocene | India (West Bengal) | M. sp. (228796) |