POLYPODIOPSIDA
(a class of ferns)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
CYATHEALES
an order of ferns
Order 1 subtaxa 1 images
CYATHEACEAE
a family of tree ferns
Family 1 subtaxa 1 images
HYMENOPHYLLALES
an order of ferns
Order 3 subtaxa 13 images 6 ident. refs
HYMENOPHYLLACEAE
filmy ferns
(Click to open)
 		Family 3 subtaxa 13 images 6 ident. refs
OSMUNDALES
an order of ferns
Order 1 subtaxa 19 images 2 ident. refs
OSMUNDACEAE
royal ferns
Plant (Click to open)
 		Family 1 subtaxa 19 images 2 ident. refs
POLYPODIALES
an order of ferns
(Click to open)
 		Order 37 subtaxa 609 images 23 ident. refs
SALVINALES
an order of ferns
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 		Order 4 subtaxa 34 images 7 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassPOLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns)
PhylumPTERIDOPHYTA (ferns and allies)
SubkingdomVIRIDIPLANTAE (lower green plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

POLYPODIOPSIDA (a class of ferns) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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