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Hydrocharis (frogbit)
Taxonomy
Hydrocharis was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Hydrocharis morsusranae.
It was assigned to Hydrocharitaceae by den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
It was assigned to Hydrocharitaceae by den Hartog and Kuo (2006).
Species
H. morsusranae (type species)
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1753 | Hydrocharis Linnaeus |
| 2006 | Hydrocharis den Hartog and Kuo p. 11 |
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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.
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 Rupelian to the top of the Piacenzian or 33.90000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 23.04 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rupelian - Chattian | Germany (Saxony) | Hydrocharis magna (24922 25001 25002 25591) | |
| Langhian - Serravallian | Poland (Silesia) | Hydrocharis sp. (28442) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Hydrocharis neogenica (23050 23055 23058 23355) | |
| Serravallian | Germany (Saxen) | Hydrocharis neogenica, Hydrocharis morsusranae (22897) | |
| Serravallian - Tortonian | Germany (Brandenburg) | Hydrocharis neogenica (27064) | |
| Piacenzian | Germany (Thuringia) | Hydrocharis morsusranae (22781) |