List of fern families

Below is a list of fern families, and the genera which are placed in them, using the classification scheme proposed by Smith et al. (2006) (synonyms in brackets),^[1] placed in the linear order of Christenhusz et al. (2011).^[2]

Subclass Equisetidae (class Equisetopsida)
- Order Equisetales
  - Family Equisetaceae: Equisetum
Subclass Ophioglossidae (class Psilotopsida)
- Order Ophioglossales
  - Family Ophioglossaceae (incl. Botrychiaceae): Cheiroglossa, Botrychium, Helminthostachys, Mankyua, Ophioglossum
- Order Psilotales
  - Family Psilotaceae (incl. Tmesipteridaceae): Psilotum, Tmesipteris
Subclass Marattiidae (class Marattiopsida)
- Order Marattiales
  - Family Marattiaceae (incl. Angiopteridaceae, Christenseniaceae, Danaeaceae): Angiopteris, Christensenia, Danaea, Eupodium, Marattia, Ptisana
Subclass Polypodiidae (class Pteridopsida, Filicopsida, Polypodiopsida)
- Order Osmundales
  - Family Osmundaceae: Leptopteris, Osmunda, Osmundastrum, Todea
- Order Hymenophyllales
  - Family Hymenophyllaceae (incl. Trichomanaceae): Abrodictyum, Callistopteris, Cephalomanes, Crepidomanes, Didymoglossum, Hymenophyllum, Polyphlebium, Trichomanes, Vandenboschia
- Order Gleicheniales
  - Family Gleicheniaceae (incl. Stromatopteridaceae): Dicranopteris, Diplopterygium, Gleichenella, Gleichenia, Sticherus, Stromatopteris
  - Family Dipteridaceae (incl. Cheiropleuriaceae): Cheiropleuria, Dipteris
  - Family Matoniaceae: Matonia, Phanerosorus
- Order Schizaeales
  - Family Lygodiaceae: Lygodium
  - Family Schizaeaceae: Actinostachys, Schizaea
  - Family Anemiaceae (incl. Mohriaceae): Anemia
- Order Salviniales
  - Family Marsileaceae (incl. Pilulariaceae): Marsilea, Pilularia, Regnellidium
  - Family Salviniaceae (incl. Azollaceae): Azolla, Salvinia
- Order Cyatheales
  - Family Thyrsopteridaceae: Thyrsopteris
  - Family Loxsomataceae: Loxsoma, Loxsomopsis
  - Family Culcitaceae: Culcita
  - Family Plagiogyriaceae: Plagiogyria
  - Family Cibotiaceae: Cibotium
  - Family Cyatheaceae (incl. Alsophilaceae, Hymenophyllopsidaceae): Alsophila, Cyathea, Gymnosphaera, Sphaeropteris
  - Family Dicksoniaceae (incl. Lophosoriaceae): Calochlaena, Dicksonia, Lophosoria
  - Family Metaxyaceae: Metaxya
- Order Polypodiales
  - Family Lonchitidaceae: Lonchitis
  - Family Saccolomataceae: Orthiopteris, [[Saccoloma[[
  - Family Cystodiaceae: Cystodium
  - Family Lindsaeaceae: Lindsaea, Nesolindsaea, Odontosoria, Osmolindsaea, Sphenomeris, Tapeinidium, Xyropteris
  - Family Dennstaedtiaceae (incl. Hypolepidaceae, Monachosoraceae, Pteridiaceae): Blotiella, Dennstaedtia, Histiopteris, Hypolepis, Leptolepia, Microlepia, Monachosorum, Oenotrichia, Paesia, Pteridium
  - Family Pteridaceae (incl. Pellaeaceae, Adiantaceae, Cheilanthaceae, Ceratopteridaceae, Parkeriaceae, Cryptogrammaceae)
    - Subfamily 'Cryptogrammoideae': Coniogramme, Cryptogramma, Llavea
    - Subfamily 'Ceratopteridoideae': Acrostichum, Ceratopteris
    - Subfamily 'Pteridoideae': Actiniopteris, Anogramma, Aspleniopsis, Austrogramme, Cerosora, Cosentinia, Jamesonia (incl. Eriosorus), Nephopteris, Onychium, Pityrogramma, Pteris, Pterozonium, Syngramma, Taenitis
    - Subfamily 'Cheilanthoideae': Adiantopsis, Aleuritopteris, Argyrochosma, Aspidotis, Astrolepis, Bommeria, Calciphilopteris, Cassebeera, Cheilanthes, Cheiloplecton, Doryopteris, Hemionitis, Mildella, Notholaena, Paraceterach, Paragymnopteris, Pellaea, Pentagramma, Trachypteris, Tryonella
    - Subfamily 'Vittarioideae': Adiantum, Ananthacorus, Anetium, Antrophyum, Haplopteris, Hecistopteris, Monogramma, Polytaenium, Radiovittaria, Rheopteris, Scoliosorus, Vittaria
  - Family Cystopteridaceae: Acystopteris, Cystoathyrium, Cystopteris, Gymnocarpium
  - Family Hemidictyaceae: Hemidictyum
  - Family Aspleniaceae: Asplenium, Hymenasplenium.
  - Family Diplaziopsidaceae: Diplaziopsis, Hemidictyum, Homalosorus (note: Hemidictyum is better placed in its own family Hemidictyaceae)
  - Family Thelypteridaceae: Cyclosorus, Macrothelypteris, Phegopteris, Pseudophegopteris, Thelypteris
  - Family Woodsiaceae: Cheilanthopsis, Hymenocystis, Woodsia
  - Family Rhachidosoraceae: Rhachidosorus
  - Family Onocleaceae: Onoclea (incl. Matteuccia, Onocleopsis, Pentarhizidium)
  - Family Blechnaceae (incl. Stenochlaenaceae): Blechnum (incl. Doodia), Brainea, Pteridoblechnum, Sadleria, Salpichlaena, Stenochlaena, Woodwardia (Note: the generic delimitation is uncertain. Braianea, Pteridoblechnum and Sadleria should probably be included in Blechnum, whereas 'Stenochlaena, Salpichlaena and a few species of Blechnum should be united in a separate genus.)
  - Family Athyriaceae: Anisocampium, Athyrium, Cornopteris, Deparia, Diplazium
  - Family Hypodematiaceae: Didymochlaena, Hypodematium, Leucostegia
  - Family Dryopteridaceae (incl. Aspidiaceae, Bolbitidaceae, Elaphoglossaceae, Peranemataceae): Acrophorus, Acrorumohra, Adenoderris, Arachniodes, Arthrobotrya, Bolbitis, Coveniella, Ctenitis, Cyclodium, Cyrtogonellum, Cyrtomidictyum, Cyrtomium, Diacalpe, Dryopolystichum, Dryopsis, Dryopteris, Elaphoglossum, Lastreopsis, Leptorumohra, Lithostegia, Lomagramma, Maxonia, Megalastrum, Mickelia, Olfersia, Peranema, Phanerophlebia, Polybotrya, Polystichopsis, Polystichum, Revwattsia, Rumohra, Stenolepia, Stigmatopteris, Teratophyllum
  - Family Lomariopsidaceae: Cyclopeltis, Dracoglossum, Lomariopsis, Thysanosoria
  - Family Nephrolepidaceae: Nephrolepis
  - Family Tectariaceae: Aenigmopteris, Arthropteris, Hypoderris, Pleocnemia, Psammiosorus, Psomiocarpa, Pteridrys, Tectaria, Triplophyllum, Wagneriopteris
  - Family Oleandraceae: Oleandra
  - Family Davalliaceae: Davallia (incl. Humata), Davallodes
  - Family Polypodiaceae (incl. Drynariaceae, Grammitidaceae, Gymnogrammitidaceae, Loxogrammaceae, Platyceriaceae, Pleurisoriopsidaceae)
    - Subfamily 'Loxogrammoideae': Loxogramme
    - Subfamily 'Drynarioideae': Aglaomorpha, Arthromeris, Christiopteris, Drynaria, Gymnogrammitis, Paraselliguea, Phymatopteris, Polypodiopteris, Selliguea (note: Drynaria, Christiopteris and Aglaomorpha should be united.)
    - Subfamily 'Platycerioideae': Platycerium, Pyrrosia
    - Subfamily 'Microsoroideae': Dendroconche, Goniophlebium, Kaulinia, Kontumia, Lecanopteris, Lemmaphyllum, Lepisorus, Lepidomicrosorium, Leptochilus, Microsorum, Neocheiropteris, Neolepisorus, Paragramma, Phymatosorus, Podosorus, Thylacopteris, Tricholepidium
    - Subfamily 'Polypodioideae': Campyloneurum, Microgramma, Niphidium, Pecluma, Phlebodium, Pleopeltis, Pleurosoriopsis, Polypodium, Serpocaulon, Synammia, and the grammitids: Acrosorus, Adenophorus, Calymmodon, Ceradenia, Chrysogrammitis, Cochlidium, Ctenopterella, Dasygrammitis, Enterosora, Grammitis, Lellingeria, Leucostrichum, Luisma, Melpomene, Micropolypodium, Oreogrammitis, Prosaptia (incl. Ctenopteris), Radiogrammitis, Scleroglossum (incl. Nematopteris), Terpsichore, Themelium, Tomophyllum, Xiphopterella, Xiphoteris, Zygophlebia

References

^ Smith, A.R.; Pryer, K.M.; Schuettpelz, E.; Korall, P.; Schneider, H.; Wolf, P.G. (2006). "A classification for extant ferns". Taxon 55 (3): 705–731. doi:10.2307/25065646. JSTOR 25065646. http://www.pryerlab.net/publication/fichier749.pdf. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Zhang, Xian-Chun; Schneider, Harald (2011). "A linear sequence of extant families and genera of lycophytes and ferns" (PDF). Phytotaxa 19: 7–54. http://www.mapress.com/phytotaxa/content/2011/f/pt00019p054.pdf.