Table of Genera and Species; Navigation Hub for Checklist of World Ferns.

	Genus names and clickable links	Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
FERNS AND FERN ALLIES	3 classes, 19 orders, 58 families	316 genera	10614- 12001	12838	501

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
LYCOPSIDA		6	1323	1321	28

	Genus names and clickable links	Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Lycopodiales		4	483	487	12
Lycopodiaceae		4	483	487	12
	*Lycopodium* (= Austrolycopodium, Diphasiastrum, Pseudolycopodium, Diphasium, Pseudodiphasium)		54	54	4
	*Huperzia* (Urostachys)		390	394	6
	Phylloglossum		1	1
	*Lycopodiella* (= Palhinhaea, Pseudolycopodiella)		38	38	2

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Selaginellales		1	690	691	1
Selaginellaceae		1	690	691	1
	*Selaginella* species A to D (more)		690	691	1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Isoetales		1	140	143	15
Isoetaceae		1	140	143	15
	Isoetes (= Stylites)		140	143	15

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
EQUISETOPSIDA		1	16	16	19

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Equisetales		1	16	16	19
Equisetaceae		1	16	16	19
	Equisetum (= Hippochaete)		16	16	19

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
FILICOPSIDA		310	9285-10672	11501	454

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Marattiales		5	154-183	239
Marattiaceae		5	154-183	239
	Marattia		50-55	57
	Archangiopteris (=Protangiopteris)		12	12
	Angiopteris		60-80	134
	Danaea		30-34	34
	Christensenia		2	2

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Psilotales		6	121-124	129	6
Psilotaceae		2	14-15	15	1
	Psilotum		2	2	1
	Tmesipteris		12-13	13
Ophioglossaceae		4	107-109	114	5
	Ophioglossum		45	49
	Cheiroglossa		1-3	3
	Botrychium (= Sceptridium, Japanobotrychium, Osmundopteris)		60	61	5
	Helminthostachys		1	1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Osmundales		4	26	26	2
Osmundaceae		3	24	24	2
	Todea		2	2
	Leptopteris		7	7	1
	Osmunda (= Osmundastrum, Struthiopteris)		15	15	1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Hymenophyllales		17	598-656	670	2
Hymenophyllaceae		5	335-355	356	1
	Hymenoglossum		1	1
	Serpyllopsis		1	1
	Craspedophyllum		2	2
	Hymenophyllum (= Sphaerocionium, Meringium, Buesia, Mecodium)		330-350	351	1
	Cardiomanes		1	1
Trichomanaceae		11	255-293	306
	Crepidomanes (= Lacosteopsis, Mortioniopteris)		30-35	36
	*Gonocormus*		5-8	9
	*Pleuromanes*		3	3
	*Reediella*		6	6
	Microtrichomanes		10	11
	*Trichomanes* (= Craspedoneuron, Neuromanes, Odontomanes, Pteromanes, Polyphlebium, Vandenboschia)		160-185	194
	*Macroglena*		10-14	15
	*Selenodesmium*		8-9	9
	*Callistopteris*		5	5
	*Nesopteris*		3	3
	*Cephalomanes*		15	15
Hymenophyllop- sidaceae		1	8	8
	*Hymenophyllopsis*		8	8

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Gleicheniales		9	137-143	152
Dipteridaceae		2	9	9
	*Dipteris*		8	8
	*Cheiropleuria*		1	1
Matoniaceae		2	4	4
	*Matonia*		2	2
	*Phanerosorus*		2	2
Gleicheniaceae		5	124-130	139
	*Dicranopteris* (= Acropterygium, Holopterygium)		20	23	1
	*Sticherus* (= Mertensia),		60-65	68
	*Gleichenia* (= Gleicheniastrum)		18-19	19
	*Stromatopteris*		1	1
	*Diplopterygium*		25	28

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Schizaeales		5	184-190	195	9
Schizaeaceae		5	184-190	195	9
	*Schizaea* (= Lophidium, Ripidium, Microschizaea)		20-21	21	1
	*Actinostachys*		16	16
	*Anemia* (= Hemianemia, Anemidictyon, Anemirhiza)		110-115	116	6
	*Mohria*		8	8
	*Lygodium*		30	34	2

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Marsileales		5	78-85	85	1
Marsileaceae		3	61-66	66	1
	*Marsilea*		55-60	60	1
	*Regnellidium*		1	1
	*Pilularia*		5	5
Salviniaceae		1	10-12	12
	*Salvinia*		10-12	12
Azollaceae		1	7	7
	*Azolla*		7	7

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Cyatheales		15	627-687	703	8
Metaxyaceae		1	1	1
	*Metaxya* (= Amphidesmium)		1	1
Lophosoriaceae		1	1	1
	*Lophosoria* (= Trichosorus)		1	1
Loxomataceae		2	2	2
	*Loxsomopsis*		1	1
	*Loxoma*		1	1
Plagiogyriaceae		1	11-12	12	3
	*Plagiogyria*		11-12	12	3
Dicksoniaceae		6	42-44	44	1
	*Thyrsopteris*		1	1
	*Calochlaena*		6	6
	*Culcita*		2-3	3
	*Cibotium*		11	11	1
	*Cystodiopteris*		1	1
	*Dicksonia*		21-22	22
Cyatheaceae		4	590-647	656	4
	*Sphaeropteris*		80-100	102
	*Cyathea*		230-240	241	2
	*Alsophila* (= Thysanobotrya)		235-260	270	1
	*Cnemidaria*		25-27	30	1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Lindsaeales		7	206-209	250	3
Lindsaeaceae		4	169	192	2
	*Tapeinidium* (Protolindsaya, Wibelia)		17	19
	*Xyropteris*		1	1
	*Lindsaea* (= Odontoloma, Schizolegnia, Isoloma, Humblotiella, Sambirania)		150	171	2
	*Ormoloma*		1	1
Lonchitaceae		3	37-40	58	1
	*Saccoloma*		12	20
	*Lonchitis*		5-6	6
	*Odontosoria* (= Sphenoloma, Stenomeris)		20-22	32
	*x Lindsaeosoria*				1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Pteridales		53	1065-1300	1358	42
Acrostichaceae		2	8	8
	*Acrostichum* (= Chrysodium)		3	3
	*Ceratopteris*		5	5
Coniogrammaceae		1	20-40	45	1
	*Coniogramme* (= Syngramme, Dictyogramme, Neurosorus, Notogramme)		20-40	45	1
Llaveaceae		1	1	1
	*Llavea* (= Botryogramma)		1	1
Adiantaceae		1	150-200	220	3
	*Adiantum*		150-200	220	3
Vittariaceae		10	121-137	142
	*Haplopteris*		5-7	7
	*Hecistopteris*		3	3
	*Radiovittaria*		5	5
	*Antrophyum*		35-39	39
	*Anetium*		1	1
	*Polytaenium*		9-12	12
	*Scoliosorus*		1-2	2
	*Ananthacorus*		1	1
	*Vittaria*		50-60	62
	*Monogramma* (= Vaginularia)		7	10
Taenitidaceae		1	14-16	16
	*Taenitis* (= Holttumia, Holttumiella, Platytaenia, Schizolepton)		14-16	16
Pteridaceae		19	397-462	476	13
	*Platyzoma*		1	1
	*Afropteris*		2	2
	*Anopteris*		1	1
	*Ochropteris*		2	2
	*Onychium*		10	10
	*Pteris*		260-320	330	3
	*Neurocallis*		1	1
	*Cerosora*		3	3
	*Anogramma*		7	7
	*Austrogramme* (= Aspleniopsis)		6	6
	*Syngramma* (= Craspedodictyum, Toxopteris, Trichiogramme)		15	17
	*Jamesonia* (= Psilogramme)		17-20	20
	*Eriosorus*		30-32	32	1
	*x Eriosonia*				4
	*Nephopteris*		1	1
	*Pityrogramma* (= Neurogramma, Trismeria, Oligolepis)		20	20	1
	*x Pityromeria*				4
	*Pentagramma*		2	2
	*Pterozonium* (= Syngrammatopsis)		14	14
	*Rheopteris*		1	1
	*Actiniopteris*		4	4
Bommeriaceae		1	5	5
	*Bommeria*		5	5
Notholaenaceae		8	113-126	133	8
	*Cryptogramma*		9	9
	*Chrysochosma*		25	27	1
	*Argyrochosma*		16-17	17
	*Adiantopsis*		12-14	14
	*Doryopteris* (= Tryonella, Cassebeera)		40-50	56	5
	*Parahemionitis*		1	1
	*x Hemionanthes*				1
	*Hemionitis*		7	6	1
	*Trachypteris* (= Saffordia, Heteroglossum)		3	3
Cheilanthaceae		7	240-305	313	17
	*Cheilanthes* (= Cheilosoria, Allosorus, Eriochosma, Sinopteris, Aleuritopteris, Leptolepidium etc.)		150-200	203	15
	*Notholaena* (= Cosentinia, Paraceterach, Paragymnopteris)		20-25	28
	*Negripteris*		3	3
	*Cheiloplecton*		1	1
	*Aspidotis*		5	5
	*Astrolepis*		6	6
	*Pellaea* (= Bakeriopteris, Pteridella, Ormopteris, Mildella etc.)		55-65	67	2

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Dennstaedtiales		13	228-250	295	4
Dennstaedtiaceae		7	128-133	168	2
	*Microlepia*		70	101	2
	*Coptidipteris*		1	1
	*Dennstaedtia* (= Fuziifilix, Litolobium, Paradennstaedtia, Sitolobium, Emodiopteris etc.)		50-55	59
	*Costaricia*		1	1
	*Oenotrichia s. str.*		2	2
	*Oenotrichia auct.*		3	3
	*Leptolepia*		1	1
Monachosoraceae		1	6-9	9
	*Monachosorum* (= Monachosorella, Ptilopteris),		6-9	9
Hypolepidaceae		5	94-108	118	2
	*Pteridium*		11	11	1
	*Paesia*		12	14
	*Hypolepis*		50-60	63
	*Blotiella*		16	16	1
	*Histiopteris* (= Lepidocaulon)		5-9	14

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Aspleniales		6	664-714	757	100
Aspleniaceae		6	664-714	757	100
	*Asplenium (more)* (= x Asplenoceterach, Ceterach, Phyllitis, Asplenidictyum, Loxoscaphe, Trichomanes, etc.)		650-700	743	97
	*x Asplenicystopteris*				2
	*Pleurosorus*		4	4
	*Camptosorus*		2	2
	*Holodictyum*		1	1
	*Schaffneria*		1	1
	*Diellia*		6	6	1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Athyriales		54	1782-2215	2362	88
Cystopteridaceae		3	25-31	35	7
	*Cystopteris*		15-20	23	3
	*Acystopteris*		2-3	3
	*Gymnocarpium* (= Carpogymnia, Currania)		8-9	9	4
Onocleaceae		3	4-6	5	1
	*Matteuccia* (= Struthiopteris)		2-3	2	1
	*Onocleopsis*		1	1
	*Onoclea*		1-2	2
Blechnaceae		8	197-228	241	5
	*Woodwardia* (= Anchistea, Chieniopteris, Lorinseria)		13-14	14	3
	*Pteridoblechnum* (= Steenisioblechnum)		2	2
	*Doodia*		17	17	1
	*Blechnum* (= Lomaria, Parablechnum, etc.)		150-180	191	1
	*Salpichlaena*		2	2
	*Sadleria*		6	6
	*Brainea*		1	1
	*Stenochlaena*		6	8
Woodsiaceae		1	35	40	5
	*Woodsia* (= Eriosoriopsis, Protowoodsia, etc.)		35	40	5
Athyriaceae		10	546-698	772	56
	*Adenoderris*		2	2
	*Athyrium* (= Anisocampium, Cystoathyrium, Hypochlamys, Kuniwatsukia, Pseudathyrium, Pseudocystopteris)		170-200	200	42
	*x Cornoathyrium*				3
	*Cornopteris* (= Neoathyrium)		10-16	16	1
	*Rhachidosorus*		7	7
	*Diplazium* (three files) (= Anisogonium, Brachysorus, Callipteris, Homalosorus, Triblemma, Dictyodroma etc.)		300-400	474	7
	*Hemidictyum*		1	1
	*Deparia*		9	9
	*Dryoathyrium* (= Parathyrium)		15-19	19
	*Lunathyrium*		20-25	25	1
	*Athyriopsis*		12-19	19
	*x Depazium*				2
Thelypteridaceae		1-29	975-1217	1271	14
	*Thelypteris*		15-19	19	1
	*Parathelypteris* (= Wagneriopteris)		12-25	25
	*Metathelypteris*		12	15
	*Oreopteris* (= Lastrea)		3	3
	*Coryphopteris*		47	50
	*Amauropelta (two files)*		200-230	235
	*Phegopteris* (= Lastrella)		3-4	4
	*Craspedosorus*		1	1
	*Pseudophegopteris* (= Toppingia)		20-22	22
	*Macrothelypteris*		9-11	11	1
	*Cyclosorus* (= Cyclosoriopsis)		3	3
	*Pneumatopteris*		89	89	1
	*Plesioneuron*		46	46
	*Chingia*		21	21
	*Trigonospora*		10	10
	*Pseudocyclosorus*		20-40	41
	*Cyclogramma*		9	9
	*Amphineuron* (= Mesopteris)		13	13
	*Christella*		30-140	176	4
	*x Chrinephrium*				1
	*x Chrismatopteris*				2
	*Glaphyropteridopsis*		2-11	11	1
	*Stegnogramma* (= Leptogramma, Dictyocline)		25-27	27
	*Sphaerostephanos* (= Mesochlaena)		180	181
	*Menisorus*		1	1
	*Pronephrium* (= Abacopteris, Dimorphopteris, Haplodictyum)		72	77	2
	*Meniscium*		25-26	26
	*Nannothelypteris*		5	5
	*Goniopteris*		60-108	108	2
	*Steiropteris* (= Glaphyropteris)		24	24
	*Mesophlebion* (= Mesoneuron)		17	17
	*Ampelopteris*		1	1

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Dryopteridales		30	1421-1752	1989	158
Hypodematiaceae		1	10-12	13
	*Hypodematium*		10-12	13
Lomariopsidaceae		8	739-801	814	11
	*Bolbitis* (= Campium, Egenolfia, Heteroneuron, Jenkinsia, etc.)		50-60	69	6
	*Lomariopsis*		45	47
	*Thysanosoria*		1	1
	*Teratophyllum* (= Arthrobotrya)		10-12	12
	*Lomagramma*		20	20
	*Peltapteris*		5	5
	*Elaphoglossum* (three files) (= Craspedoglossa, Rhipidopteris, Olfersia, etc.)		600-650	652	5
	*Rumohra*		8	8
Dryopteridaceae		21	672-939	1162	147
	*Acrophorus*		6-10	10
	*Peranema* (= Diacalpe)		2-8	8
	*Nothoperanema*		2-6	6
	*Stenolepia*		1	1
	*Dryopteris* (= Acrorumohra, Catapodium, Megalastrum, Microchlaena, etc.)		250-350	476	77
	*x Dryostichum*				1
	*Stigmatopteris*		25-28	28
	*Maxonia*		1	1
	*Cyclodium* (= Peltochlaena)		10	10
	*Phanerophlebiopsis*		5-10	11
	*Arachniodes* (= Leptorumohra, Lithostegia, Polystichopsis)		100-140	149	11
	*x Leptoarachniodes*				1
	*Dryopolystichum*		1	1
	*Coveniella*		1	1
	*Revwattsia*		1	1
	*Olfersia*		2	2
	*Polybotrya*		35	37
	*Hypoderris*		1	1
	*Didymochlaena*		1	1
	*Sorolepidium*		4	4
	*Polystichum* (= Hypopeltis, Papuapteris, etc.)		200-300	348	57
	*Cyrtomium*		15-20	57
	*Phanerophlebia*		9	9

		Genera	Species estimate	Species in checklist	Hybrids
Polypodiales		82	1996-2140	2293	31
Nephrolepidaceae		1	30-40	45	2
	*Nephrolepis* (= Cardiostegia, Lindsayoides)		30-40	44	3
Tectariaceae		17	527-538	559	4
	*Pteridrys*		10	10
	*Pleocnemia*		23	23
	*Atalopteris*		3	3
	*Ctenitis* (= Ataxipteris)		110-120	123
	*Tectaridium*		1	1
	*Dryopsis*		24	24	1
	*Megalastrum*		41	41
	*Triplophyllum*		23	23
	*Chlamydogramme*		2	2
	*Ctenitopsis*		20	20
	*Tectaria* Two files (= Bathmium, Cardiochlaena, Fadyenia, Pseudotectaria, Quercifilix, Sagenia, Stenosemia, etc.)		200	216	2
	*Psomiocarpa*		1	1
	*Aenigmopteris*		5	5
	*Heterogonium*		18	18
	*Cyclopeltis*		6-7	7
	*x Pleuroderris*				1
	*Dictyoxiphium*		1	1
	*Lastreopsis* (= Parapolystichum)		39	39
Oleandraceae		3	56-66	71
	*Oleandra*		40-45	49
	*Arthropteris*		15-20	21
	*Psammiosorus*		1	1
Davalliaceae		5	46-47	47
	*Leucostegia*		2-3	3
	*Gymnogrammitis*		1	1
	*Davallodes*		7	7
	*Araiostegia*		7	7
	*Davallia* (= Paradavallodes, Pachypleuria, Wibelia, Humata, Parasorus, etc.)		29	29
Drynariaceae		16	347-370	444	4
	*Aglaomorpha* (= Drynariopsis, Hemistachyum, Merinthosorus, Pseudodrynaria, Thayeria, etc.)		14	14
	*Drynaria* (= Saccopteris)		15-19	19	1
	*Arthromeris*		15-20	22
	*Selliguea* (= Crypsinopsis, Crypsinus, Grammatopteris, Grammatopteridium, Holcosorus, Oleandropsis, Phymatopsis, Phymatopteris, Pleuripteris, Pycnoloma),		110-115	121
	*Paraselliguea*		1	1
	*Belvisia*		8	8
	*Drymotaenium*		1	1
	*Lemmaphyllum*		5-10	13
	*Lepisorus* (= Weatherbya)		80	96
	*Christiopteris*		2	2
	*Lecanopteris* (= Myrmecophila)		13	13
	*Colysis*		20-25	27	1
	*Leptochilus* (= Nistarika, Paraleptochilus)		10-13	13	1
	*Microsorum* (= Lepidomicrosorium, Myuropteris, Neocheiropteris, Neolepisorus, Phymatosorus, Platygyria, Tricholepidium, Kaulinia)		50-60	95	1
	*Podosorus*		1	1
	*Dictymia*		2	2
Grammitidaceae		18	561-591	632	2
	*Grammitis* (= Mecosorus, Nanopteris, Oreogrammitis)		200	207
	*Terpsichore*		50	50
	*Zygophlebia*		8	8
	*Enterosora* (= Glyphotaenium)		9	9
	*Lellingeria*		57	57
	*Melpomene* (= Cryptosorus Fée)		21	21
	*Ceradenia* (= Idiogramma)		44	44
	*Cochlidium* (= Pleurogramme)		16	16
	*Xiphopteris*		15-20	24
	*Micropolypodium*		24	24
	*Adenophorus*		9	9	2
	*Prosaptia*		30	36
	*Ctenopteris*		50-60	81
	*Themelium*		2	2
	*Chrysogrammitis*		5	1
	*Calymmodon*		10-20	25
	*Acrosorus*		7	7
	*Scleroglossum* (= Nematopteris)		5-10	11
Pleurosoriopsidaceae		1	1	1
	*Pleurosoriopsis*		1	1
Loxogrammaceae		2	31-41	44
	*Anarthropteris*		1	1
	*Loxogramme*		30-40	43
Polypodiaceae		19	397-446	450	19
	*Campyloneurum* (= Hyalotrichia, Hyalotrichopteris)		44	44
	*Neurodium* (= Paltomium)		1	1
	*Niphidium* (= Pessopteris)		10	10
	*Microgramma* (= Lopholepis)		15-20	21	2
	*Solanopteris*		4	4
	*Microphlebodium*		1	1
	*Phlebodium*		4	4
	*Polypodium* (= Marginaria)		150-170	181	7
	*Pseudocolysis*		1	1
	*x Pleopodium*				5
	*Pleopeltis*		20-23	25	2
	*Marginariopsis*		1	1
	*Polypodiodes* (= Polypodiastrum, Metapolypodium)		10	10
	*Goniophlebium* (= Leptolepis, Schellolepis)		17	17
	*Dicranoglossum* (= Eschatogramme, etc.)		5	5
	*Pecluma*		28-30	30
	*Polypodiopteris*		3	3
	*Thylacopteris*		2	2
	*Platycerium*		16	16	2
	*Pyrrosia* (= Niphidium, Polycampium, Saxiglossum, etc.)		65-74	74	1

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