''Menisciopsis'' is a small
genus
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of
fern
The ferns (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta) are a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. They differ from mosses by being vascular, i.e., having specialized tissue ...
s in the family
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the suborder Aspleniineae. Alternatively, the family may be submerged in a ...
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Taxonomy
''Menisciopsis'' was raised to the rank of genus from '' Pronephrium'' sect. ''Menisciopsis'' in 2021 as a result of a phylogenetic
In biology, phylogenetics () is the study of the evolutionary history of life using observable characteristics of organisms (or genes), which is known as phylogenetic inference. It infers the relationship among organisms based on empirical dat ...
study of the family Thelypteridaceae.[
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Species
, World Ferns accepted the following species:[
*'' Menisciopsis boydiae'' (D.C.Eaton) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
*'' Menisciopsis cyatheoides'' (Kaulf.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
*'' Menisciopsis lakhimpurensis'' (Rosenst.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
*'' Menisciopsis penangiana'' (Hook.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
*'' Menisciopsis rubida'' (J.Sm. ex Hook.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
*'' Menisciopsis rubrinervis'' (Mett.) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
*'' Menisciopsis wailele'' (Flynn) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.
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References
External links
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Thelypteridaceae
Fern genera