A classification for extant ferns
Abstract
We present a revised classification for extant ferns, with emphasis on ordinal and
familial ranks, and a synopsis of included genera. Our classification reflects recently
published phylogenetic hypotheses based on both morphological and molecular data.
Within our new classification, we recognize four monophyletic classes, 11 monophyletic
orders, and 37 families, 32 of which are strongly supported as monophyletic. One new
family, Cibotiaceae Korall, is described. The phylogenetic affinities of a few genera
in the order Polypodiales are unclear and their familial placements are therefore
tentative. Alphabetical lists of accepted genera (including common synonyms), families,
orders, and taxa of higher rank are provided.
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Journal articleSubject
Science & TechnologyLife Sciences & Biomedicine
Plant Sciences
Evolutionary Biology
classification
Cibotiaceae
ferns
monilophytes
monophyletic
DNA-SEQUENCE DATA
PHYLOGENETIC-RELATIONSHIPS
TRNL-F
MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS
NUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCES
MONOPHYLETIC GROUPS
GENE-SEQUENCES
RBCL
POLYPODIACEAE
EVOLUTION
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/21857Published Version (Please cite this version)
10.2307/25065646Publication Info
Smith, AR; Pryer, KM; Schuettpelz, E; Korall, P; Schneider, H; & Wolf, PG (2006). A classification for extant ferns. Taxon, 55(3). pp. 705-731. 10.2307/25065646. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/21857.This is constructed from limited available data and may be imprecise. To cite this
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