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Lycopodiophyta

Taxonomy
Lycopodiophyta was named by Scott (1900). It is extant.

It was assigned to Lycopodiobiotina by Doweld (2001); and to Plantae by Cantino and Donoghue (2007).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Lycopodiophyta Scott pp. 13, 500-501
2001Lycopodiophyta Doweld
2007Lycopodiophyta Cantino and Donoghue

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kingdomPlantae
phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900
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phylumLycopodiophytaScott 1900

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.

Ph. Lycopodiophyta Scott 1900
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G. †Adelophyton Renault 1900
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Adelophyton jutieri Renault 1900
Cl. Lycopodiopsida Bartling 1830 [clubmoss]
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G. Foveolatitriletes Mädler 1964
Or. Isoetales Prantl 1874
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Fm. Isoetaceae Dumortier 1829
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G. †Echinosporis Krutzsch 1967
G. Isoetes Linnaeus 1753 [quillwort]
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Isoetes brevifolius Lesquereux 1883
Isoetes janaianus Banerji 1988
Isoetes reticulata Hill 1987
G. †Isoetites Münster 1842
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Isoetites brandneri Kustatscher et al. 2010
Isoetites crociformis Muenster 1842
Isoetites horridus Dawson 1883
Isoetites indicus Bose and Roy 1964
Isoetites serratifolius Bose and Roy 1964
G. †Isoetopsis Saporta 1888
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Isoetopsis subaphylla Saporta 1888
G. †Nathorstianella Glaessner and Rao 1955
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Nathorstianella babbogensis Woodward 1885
G. †Isoetodendron Bock 1969
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Isoetodendron striata Bock 1969
G. †Minerisporites Potonie 1956
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Minerisporites aequatus Villar de Seoane and Archangelsky 2008
Minerisporites auriculatus Singh et al. 1964
Minerisporites cutchensis Singh et al. 1964
Minerisporites laceratus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1990
Minerisporites marginatus Potonie 1956
Minerisporites mesosporeoides Singh et al. 1964
G. †Paralycopodites Morey and Morey 1977
Fm. †Pleuromeiaceae Corda 1852
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G. †Cidarophyton Chaloner and Turner 1987
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Cidarophyton rewanense Chaloner and Turner 1987
G. †Duckworthia Cantrill and Webb 1998
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Duckworthia isoeteformis Cantrill and Webb 1998
G. †Helicorhiza Cantrill and Webb 1998
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Helicorhiza duckworthensis Cantrill and Webb 1998
G. †Pleurocaulis Cantrill and Webb 1998
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Pleurocaulis rewanense Cantrill and Webb 1998
G. †Pleuromeia Corda 1852
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Pleuromeia reniformis Cantrill and Webb 1998
Pleuromeia sternbergii Corda 1852
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Invalid names: Sigillaria sternbergi Münster 1839 [replaced]
Invalid names: Chaloneriaceae [empty]
Or. Lycopodiales Dumortier 1829
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G. †Bedheimia Schuster 1932
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G. †Cyclosporites Cookson and Dettmann 1959
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Cyclosporites hughesii Cookson and Dettmann 1959
G. †Dictyotosporites Cookson and Dettmann 1958
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Dictyotosporites complex Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Dictyotosporites filosus Dettmann 1963
Dictyotosporites speciosus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
G. †Gaussia Chachlov 1934
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Gaussia rotunda Chachlov 1934
G. †Grammaephloios Harris 1935
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Grammaephloios icthya Harris 1935
G. †Kaipingia Stockmans and Mathieu 1957
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Kaipingia sinica Stockmans and Mathieu 1957
G. †Kazakhiodendron Borsuk 1956
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Fm. Lycopodiaceae Mirbel 1802
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G. †Abacodendron Radchenko 1956
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Abacodendron lutuginii Radchenko 1956
G. †Carmarozonosporites Potonié 1956
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Carmarozonosporites microalveolatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Carmarozonosporites ohaiensis Dettmann and Playford 1968
G. †Coronatispora Dettmann 1963
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Coronatispora perforata Dettmann 1963
Coronatispora valdensis Dettman 1963
G. †Hamulatisporis Krutzsch 1959
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Hamulatisporis albertensis Srivastava 1972
G. †Hamulatisporites Nakoman 1966
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G. †Latrobosporites Harris 1965
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Latrobosporites crassus Harris 1981
Subfm. Lycopodioideae Wagner and Beitel 2015
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G. Lycopodium Linnaeus 1753 [ground pine]
G. †Lycopodites Brongniart 1822
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Lycopodites ghoshii Bose et al. 1984
Lycopodites montanensis Fontaine 1905
Lycopodites sahnii Lele 1962
Lycopodites taxiformis Brongniart 1822
G. †Lycopodiumsporites Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
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Lycopodiumsporites baculatus Venkatachala et al. 1968
Lycopodiumsporites bellus Sah and Kar 1969
Lycopodiumsporites circolumenus Cookson and Dettmann 1958
Lycopodiumsporites elongatus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Lycopodiumsporites eminulus Dettmann 1963
Lycopodiumsporites facetus Dettmann 1963
Lycopodiumsporites fastigioides Boltenhagen 1967
Lycopodiumsporites hyalinum Mathur and Mathur 1969
Lycopodiumsporites nodosus Dettmann 1963
Lycopodiumsporites palaeocenicus Dutta and Sah 1970
Lycopodiumsporites perplexus Potonié and Sah 1960
Lycopodiumsporites semimuris Reiser and Williams 1969
Lycopodiumsporites speciosus Dutta and Sah 1970
Lycopodiumsporites trambauensis Singh et al. 1964
Lycopodiumsporites triarcuatus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Lycopodiumsporites umstewensis Dutta and Sah 1970
G. †Obtusisporis Pocock 1970
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Obtusisporis canadensis Pocock 1970
Obtusisporis concavus Pocock 1970
Obtusisporis juncta Pocock 1970
Obtusisporis yarragadensis Filatoff 1975
G. †Reticulatisporites Ibrahim 1933
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Reticulatisporites incompositus Dutta and Sah 1970
Reticulatisporites ornatus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
G. †Sestrosporites Dettmann 1963
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Sestrosporites dettmanni Dutta and Sah 1970
Invalid names: Huperzioideae Wagner et al. 2015 [empty], Lycopodielloideae Wagner and Beitel 2015 [empty], Lycopodostrobus Sheikh and Kohle 1980 [nomen nudum]
G. †Lycoxylon Srivastava 1946
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Lycoxylon indicum Srivastava 1946
G. †Perimonoletes Krutzsch 1967
G. †Retitriletes Pierce 1961
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Retitriletes austroclavatidites Döring et al. 1963
Retitriletes baqueroense Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
Retitriletes boqueroense Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1998
Retitriletes circolumenus Backhouse 1978
Retitriletes clavatoides Döring 1963
Retitriletes douglasii Dettmann 1986
Retitriletes eminulus Srivastava 1975
Retitriletes facetus Dettmann 1986
Retitriletes huttonensis McKellar 1974
Retitriletes nodosus Srivastava 1975
Retitriletes parvimurus Doring 1965
Retitriletes parvireticulatus Blackhouse 1988
Retitriletes rosewoodensis de Jersey 1963
Retitriletes semimurus McKellar 1974
Retitriletes tenuis Blackhouse 1988
Retitriletes watherooensis Backhouse 1978
Or. Selaginellales Prantl 1874
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G. †Camarozonosporites Potonié 1956
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Camarozonosporites ambigens Playford 1971
Camarozonosporites amplus Dettmann and Playford 1968
Camarozonosporites australiensis Norvick and Burger 1975
Camarozonosporites clivosus Williams and McKellar 1974
Camarozonosporites ohaiensis Dettmann and Playford 1968
Camarozonosporites ramosus McKellar 1974
G. †Ceratosporites Cookson and Dettmann 1958
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Ceratosporites equalis Cookson and Dettmann 1958
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Invalid names: Neoraistrickia equalis Blackhouse 1988 [synonym]
Ceratosporites helidonensis De Jersey 1971
Ceratosporites kutchensis Venkatachala 1969
Ceratosporites parvus Brenner 1963
Ceratosporites setosus Archangelsky and Villar de Seoane 1994
G. †Densoisporites Dettmann 1963
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Densoisporites contactus Bharadwaj 1977
Densoisporites corrugatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1965
Densoisporites laevigatus Waksmundzka 1992
Densoisporites mesozoicus Singh et al. 1964
Densoisporites perinatus Brenner 1963
Densoisporites triradiatus Delcourt and Sprumont 1955
Densoisporites velatus Dettmann 1963
G. †Foveosporites Balme 1957
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Foveosporites canalis Balme 1957
Foveosporites indicus Mathur and Chopra 1982
Foveosporites moretonensis De Jersey 1964
Foveosporites pseudoreticulatus Dutta and Sah 1970
Foveosporites triangulus Dutta and Sah 1970
Foveosporites triassicus Kumaran 1980
G. †Retispora Staplin 1960
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Retispora triquetra Blackhouse 1988
Fm. Selaginellaceae Willkomm 1854 [spikemoss]
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G. †Antulsporites Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
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Antulsporites baculatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
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Invalid names: Heliosporites baculatus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966 [objective synonym]
Antulsporites saevus Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
Antulsporites varizonatus Norvick and Burger 1975
G. †Heliosporites Archangelsky and Gamerro 1966
G. †Herkosporites Stover and Partridge 1973
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Herkosporites elliottii Stover 1973
Herkosporites proxistriatus Norvick and Burger 1975
G. †Neoraistrickia Potonié 1956
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Neoraistrickia elongata Reiser and Williams 1969
Neoraistrickia robusta Brenner 1963
Neoraistrickia suratensis McKellar 1974
Neoraistrickia taylorii Playford and Dettmann 1965
Neoraistrickia truncata Potonié 1956
Neoraistrickia truncatus Potonié 1956
G. †Patellasporites Groot and Groot 1962
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G. †Perotrilites Couper 1953
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Perotrilites granulatus Couper 1953
Perotrilites hyaloides Doring 1966
Perotrilites jubatus Evans 1970
Perotrilites laceratus Dettmann and Thomson 1987
Perotrilites linearis Norvick and Burger 1975
Perotrilites majus Evans 1970
Perotrilites minor Owens 1971
Perotrilites oepikii Norvick and Burger 1975
Perotrilites pannuceus Brenner 1963
Perotrilites perinatus Hughes and Playford 1961
Perotrilites perinopustulosus Jardiné and Magloire 1965
G. Selaginella Beauvois 1804
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Selaginella berthoudii Lesquereux 1873
Selaginella collieri Knowlton 1916
Selaginella falcata Lesquereux 1878
Selaginella laciniata Lesquereux 1875
Selaginella marylandica Fontaine 1905
Selaginella monstrosa Brown 1962
Selaginella perinata Frederiksen 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available