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65: 42: 367:. The linear sequence of Christenhusz et al. (2011), intended for compatibility with the classification of Chase and Reveal (2009) which placed all land plants in Equisetopsida, made it a member of subclass 371:, equivalent to Smith's Psilotopsida. The placement of Psilotales in subclass Ophioglossidae has subsequently been followed in the classifications of Christenhusz and Chase (2014) and PPG I (2016). 302:
which have no vascular tissue except for a small bundle at the base. These are almost peg-like, stubby and are generally not considered true leaves, though they likely evolved from them. Members of
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of Psilotaceae are located in this rhizome system, and they aid in a plant's nutrient absorption through the soil. This is primarily achieved through
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has been placed in its own family, Tmesipteridaceae, but this has not been maintained in the system of Smith et al. and later classifications.
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In the molecular phylogenetic classification of Smith et al. in 2006, Psilotales, containing the single family Psilotaceae comprising
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Smith, Alan R.; Pryer, Kathleen M.; Schuettpelz, Eric; Korall, Petra; Schneider, Harald; Wolf, Paul G. (August 2006).
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of Psilotaceae are fused together into small and distinctive yellow balls called synangia (shown in the picture of
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above). These synangia are located off the stems of the plants. They contain two sporangia each in
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without any true roots. Rather, the plants are anchored by an underground system of
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Psilotaceae do not have leaves. Some species have leaf-like structures called
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K. U. Kramer (1990). "Psilotaceae". In Kramer, K. U.; Green, P. S. (eds.).
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Once thought to be descendants of early vascular plants (the
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with about a dozen species. It is the only family in the
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have been shown by molecular phylogenetics to be ferns (
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Index

Psilotales

Psilotum nudum
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Polypodiophyta
Polypodiopsida
Ophioglossidae
Psilotales
Prantl
Psilotaceae
Psilotum
Tmesipteris
ferns
Psilotum
Tmesipteris
order
Psilophyta
Devonian
Polypodiopsida
Ophioglossaceae
Psilotum
Tmesipteris
epiphyte
Australia
New Zealand
New Caledonia
vascular plants

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