''Crepidomanes'' is a
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
Hymenophyllaceae
The Hymenophyllaceae, the filmy ferns and bristle ferns, are a family of two to nine genera (depending on classification system) and about 650 known species of ferns, with a subcosmopolitan distribution, but generally restricted to very damp pla ...
. It is mostly distributed through the
old world
The "Old World" is a term for Afro-Eurasia that originated in Europe , after Europeans became aware of the existence of the Americas. It is used to contrast the continents of Africa, Europe, and Asia, which were previously thought of by the ...
but has one species
Crepidomanes intricatum in North America.
The genus includes the following taxa according to Ebihara et al. 2006.
Phylogeny
Phylogeny of ''Crepidomanes'' by Fern Tree of Life.
Other species:
Section ''Crepidomanes''
*''
Crepidomanes barnardianum''
(F.M. Bailey) Tindale
*''
Crepidomanes rupicolum''
(Racib.) Copel.
References
Hymenophyllales
Ferns of the Americas
Ferns of Oceania
Fern genera
Taxa named by Carl Borivoj Presl
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