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

Menisciopsis
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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]
Species

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Taxonomy

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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

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As of June 2022, World Ferns accepted the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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
  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