Parkeriaceae
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Ceratopteris |
Parkeriaceae is a small fern family, including only a single genus, Ceratopteris (syn. Parkeria). This genus is unusual among homosporous ferns in being exclusively aquatic.
Ceratopteris is also important in the study of pteridophytes because it is a commonly used model organism for use in genomic studies, due to the ease and rapidity with which it can be grown in laboratories.
