Menisciopsis is a small genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Suborder: | Aspleniineae |
| Family: | Thelypteridaceae |
| Genus: | Menisciopsis (Holttum) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm.[1] |
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Taxonomy
editMenisciopsis was raised to the rank of genus from Pronephrium sect. Menisciopsis in 2021 as a result of a phylogenetic study of the family Thelypteridaceae.[2][3]
Species
editAs of June 2022[update], World Ferns accepted the following species:[1]
- 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.
References
edit- ^ a b c Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Menisciopsis", World Ferns: Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World, retrieved 2022-06-04
- ^ a b Fawcett, Susan; Smith, Alan R.; Sundue, Michael; Burleigh, J. Gordon; Sessa, Emily B.; Kuo, Li-Yaung; Chen, Cheng-Wei; Testo, Weston L.; Kessler, Michael & Barrington, David S. (2021), "A Global Phylogenomic Study of the Thelypteridaceae" (PDF), Systematic Botany, 46 (4): 891–915, doi:10.1600/036364421X16370109698650, S2CID 245512861, retrieved 2022-06-04
- ^ Fawcett, S. & Smith, A.R. (2021), A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae, Sida, Botanical Miscellany 59, Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of Texas Press
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