family Thelypteridaceae

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family Thelypteridaceae - genera Thelypteris, Phegopteris, and others Thelypteridaceae fern family - families of ferns and fern allies class Filicinae, class Filicopsida, Filicinae, Filicopsida - ferns genus Thelypteris, Thelypteris - marsh ferns: in some classification systems considered part of genus Dryopteris in family Dryopteridaceae Amauropelta, genus Amauropelta - epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia genus Christella - medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical forests of Old World to Americas Cyclosorus, genus Cyclosorus - small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and subtropical southern hemisphere genus Macrothelypteris, Macrothelypteris - medium to large terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia to Polynesia and Australia; naturalized in Americas genus Meniscium, Meniscium - terrestrial ferns of tropical Americas genus Oreopteris, Oreopteris - 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris genus Parathelypteris, Parathelypteris - terrestrial ferns of warm and tropical Asia and North America genus Phegopteris, Phegopteris - beech ferns: genus is variously classified: considered alternative name for genus Dryopteris or included in genus Thelypteris