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Protocyathea

Polypodiopsida - Cyatheales - Cyatheaceae

Taxonomy
Protocyathea was named by Feistmantel (1877). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Plantae by Andrews (1970); and to Cyatheaceae by Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1877Protocyathea Feistmantel
1970Protocyathea Andrews
1976Protocyathea Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderCyathealesPryor et al. 1995
familyCyatheaceaeKaulfuss 1827
genusProtocyatheaFeistmantel 1877

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. †Protocyathea Feistmantel 1877
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available