Equisetidae
| Equisetidae Temporal range: Late Devonian | |
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| Equisetum telmateia | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Class: | Equisetopsida |
| Subclass: | Equisetidae C. Agardh |
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Sphenopsida | |
Equisetidae is a subclass of Equisetopsida in the sense used by Mark W. Chase and James L. Reveal in their 2009 article "A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III."[1] This subclass comprises the group commonly known as horsetails. It is equivalent to the class Equisetopsida in previous classifications.
Phylogeny
The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship between subclass Equisetidae and the other Equisetopsida subclasses.
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References
- ↑ Mark W. Chase & James L. Reveal (2009). "A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161: 122–127. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.01002.x.
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