Overview
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A taxonomic infraphylum.
Taxonomy
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The Infraphylum Psilophytae is a member of the Subphylum Lycophytina. Here is the complete "parentage" of Psilophytae:
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subphylum: Lycophytina
- Infraphylum: Psilophytae Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Subphylum: Lycophytina
- Phylum: Tracheophyta
Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
- Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae
Cavalier-Smith, 1981 - Green Plants
- Kingdom: Plantae
Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
The Infraphylum Psilophytae is further organized into finer groupings including:
- Class (3): Rhyniopsida · Trimerophytopsida · Zosterophyllopsida
Classes
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Rhyniopsida
Trimerophytopsida
Zosterophyllopsida
At least 23 species and subspecies belong to the Class Zosterophyllopsida.
More info about the Class Zosterophyllopsida may be found here.
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