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Apotropteris minuta

Coenopteridales

Taxonomy
Apotropteris minuta was named by Morgan and Delevoryas (1954). It is not extant. It is the type species of Apotropteris.

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by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-01-30

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1954Apotropteris minuta Morgan and Delevoryas

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
RankNameAuthor
phylumPteridophyta
orderCoenopteridales
genusApotropterisMorgan and Delevoryas 1954
speciesminutaMorgan and Delevoryas 1954

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.

†Apotropteris minuta Morgan and Delevoryas 1954
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Diagnosis
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Measurements
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Diet: "photoautotroph"superp
Created: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Modified: 2026-03-30 14:38:16
Source: superp = superphylum
Reference: Kenrick and Crane 1997
Collections
No collection or age range data are available