A classification for extant ferns
Authors: Smith, Alan R.1; Pryer, Kathleen M.2; Schuettpelz, Eric2; Korall, Petra3; Schneider, Harald4; Wolf, Paul G.5
Source: Taxon, Volume 55, Number 3, August 2006 , pp. 705-731(27)
Publisher: International Association for Plant Taxonomy
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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.Keywords: CLASSIFICATION; CIBOTIACEAE; FERNS; MONILOPHYTES; MONOPHYLETIC
Document Type: Research article
Affiliations: 1: University Herbarium, 1001 Valley Life Sciences Building #2465, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-2465, U.S.A. 2: Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0338, U.S.A. 3: Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-0338, U.S.A.; Department of Phanerogamic Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Box 50007, SE-104 05 Stockholm, Sweden 4: Albrecht-von-Haller-Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Abteilung Systematische Botanik, Georg-August-Universität, Untere Karspüle 2, 37073 Göttingen, Germany 5: Department of Biology, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-5305, U.S.A.
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