Elaphoglossaceae
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The Elaphoglossaceae is a family that includes a clade that has been previously distributed among other families or groups. For instance, Bolbitis
was long considered to be in the Lomariopsidaceae
. This current classification is based on the 2007 work by Schuettpelz & Pryer.
Bolbitis
Bolbitis is a genus of ferns in family Elaphoglossaceae.Two particular members of the genus are often grown as immersed water plants in aquaria, B. heudelotii, and B. heteroclita. B. heudelotii, the African water fern, normally grows submerged in its native habitat, while B...
was long considered to be in the Lomariopsidaceae
Lomariopsidaceae
The Lomariopsidaceae is a family of ferns with a largely tropical distribution. The family is here restricted to the cladistic grouping determined by the paper cited below.*Cyclopeltis*Lomariopsis*Nephrolepis...
. This current classification is based on the 2007 work by Schuettpelz & Pryer.