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Asterotheca

Polypodiopsida - Marattiales

Taxonomy
Asterotheca was named by Presl (1845). It is not extant. Its type is Asterocarpus sternbergii.

It was assigned to Marattiaceae by Andrews (1970); to Polypodiopsida by Nielsen (2005); to Marattiales by Moisan et al. (2010); and to Plantae by Meller et al. (2011).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1845Asterotheca Presl
1970Asterotheca Andrews
2005Asterotheca Nielsen
2010Asterotheca Moisan et al.
2011Asterotheca Meller et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
RankNameAuthor
subclassMarattiidaeKlinge 1882
orderMarattiales
genusAsterothecaPresl 1845

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. †Asterotheca Presl 1845
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Asterotheca fuchsii Schimper 1875
Asterotheca hilariensis Menendez 1957
Asterotheca rigbyana Herbst 1977
Asterotheca singeri Archangelsky 1957
Asterotheca sternbergii Goeppert 1836
Asterotheca thalensis Kustatscher and Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert 2011
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available