Menisciopsis

Menisciopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Division:	Polypodiophyta
Class:	Polypodiopsida
Order:	Polypodiales
Suborder:	Aspleniineae
Family:	Thelypteridaceae
Genus:	Menisciopsis (Holttum) S.E.Fawc. & A.R.Sm. [1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms [2]
Pronephrium sect. MenisciopsisHolttum

Menisciopsis is a small genus of ferns in the family Thelypteridaceae. ^[1]

Taxonomy

Menisciopsis 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

As 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

1. Hassler, Michael (2004–2022), "Menisciopsis", World Ferns: Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World , retrieved 2022-06-04
2. 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
3. Fawcett, S. & Smith, A.R. (2021), A Generic Classification of the Thelypteridaceae, Sida, Botanical Miscellany 59, Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of Texas Press

External links

• Media related to Menisciopsis at Wikimedia Commons