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Azolla schopfii

Polypodiopsida - Salviniales - Salviniaceae

Discussion

Djikstra 1961 described this species based on megaspores and microspores. Sweet and Chandrasekharam 1973 emended the diagnosis to include vegetative material from the Genesee Locality in the Scollard Formation. They also included A. fragilis Jain & Hall (1969) and A. extincta Jain (1971).

Taxonomy
Azolla schopfii was named by Dijkstra (1961). It is considered to be a form taxon. It is a compression fossil.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1961Azolla schopfii Dijkstra p. 9
1973Azolla schopfii Sweet and Chandrasekharam

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumPteridophyta
classPolypodiopsida
subclassPolypodiidae()
RankNameAuthor
orderSalvinialesLink 1833
familySalviniaceaeLestiboudois
genusAzollaLamarck 1783
speciesschopfiiDijkstra 1961

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Azolla schopfii Dijkstra 1961
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available