genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
fern
A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes except t ...
s in the family
Thelypteridaceae
Thelypteridaceae is a family of about 900 species of ferns in the order Polypodiales. In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I), it is placed in the suborder Aspleniineae. Alternatively, the family may be submerged in a v ...
, subfamily Thelypteridoideae, in the
Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group
The Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group, or PPG, is an informal international group of systematic botanists who collaborate to establish a consensus on the classification of pteridophytes (lycophytes and ferns) that reflects knowledge about plant relation ...
classification of 2016 (PPG I). Other sources sink the genus into a very broadly defined genus ''
Thelypteris
''Thelypteris'' (maiden ferns) is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. Two radically different circumscriptions of the genus are in use . In the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classific ...
Amauropelta appressa
''Amauropelta appressa'', synonym ''Thelypteris appressa'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist m ...
Amauropelta conformis
''Amauropelta conformis'', synonym ''Thelypteris conformis'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
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Amauropelta correllii
''Amauropelta correllii'', synonym ''Thelypteris correllii'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
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Amauropelta dodsonii
''Amauropelta dodsonii'', synonym ''Thelypteris dodsonii'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist m ...
Amauropelta elegantula
''Amauropelta elegantula'', Synonym (taxonomy), synonym ''Thelypteris elegantula'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. I ...
Amauropelta euthythrix
''Amauropelta euthythrix'', synonym ''Thelypteris euthythrix'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss
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Amauropelta fluminalis
''Amauropelta fluminalis'', synonym ''Thelypteris fluminalis'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is native to Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and rivers. It is ...
Amauropelta macra
''Amauropelta macra'', synonym ''Thelypteris macra'', is a species of fern in the family Thelypteridaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss
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