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Desmophlebis

Taxonomy
Desmophlebis was named by Brongniart (1849). It is not extant. Its type is Alethopteris flexuosa.

It was assigned to Pteridophyta by Andrews (1970).

Species
D. flexuosa
Entered
by B. Allen (authorized by A. Dunhill) on 2020-02-11; modified by B. Allen on 2020-02-12

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1849Desmophlebis Brongniart
1970Desmophlebis Andrews

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
subkingdomViridiplantaeCavalier-Smith 1981
—Streptophyta(Jeffrey 1971)
superphylumEmbryophyta()
RankNameAuthor
—Tracheophyta(Sinnott 1935)
phylumPteridophyta
genusDesmophlebisBrongniart 1849

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. †Desmophlebis Brongniart 1849
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†Desmophlebis flexuosa Goeppert 1836
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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