Ceratopteris
Ceratopteris is the only genus among homosporous ferns that is exclusively aquatic. It is pan-tropical and classified in the Parkerioideae subfamily of the family Pteridaceae.
| Ceratopteris | |
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| Ceratopteris cornuta in aquarium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Division: | Polypodiophyta |
| Class: | Polypodiopsida |
| Order: | Polypodiales |
| Family: | Pteridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Parkerioideae |
| Genus: | Ceratopteris Brongn. |
| Type species | |
| Ceratopteris thalictroides | |
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