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Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group (PPG) taxonomic system for ferns and lycophytes
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Rescue of Anisocampium (Athyriaceae, Polypodiopsida) [PASSED] #33

Open weiran007 opened 1 year ago

weiran007 commented 1 year ago

Author(s) of proposal

Ran Wei

Name of taxon

Anisocampium

Rank of taxon

Genus

Approximate number of species affected

No response

Description of change

Resurrection of Anisocampium to keep Athyrium monophyletic

Reason for change

According to molecular evidence, Athyrium niponicum is clustered with Anisocampium s.str. Morphologically, Athyrium niponicum is different from Athyrium and Cornopteris. Thus, the inclusion Athyrium niponicum into Anisocampium and the separation of the latter genus from Athyrium is plausible.

Reference(s) for publication of the name

Liu YC, Chiou WL, Kato M. 2011. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of the fern genus Anisocampium (Athyriaceae). Taxon, 60: 824–830. Wei R, Ebiharab A, Zhu YM, Zhao CF, Hennequin S, Zhang XC. 2018. A total-evidence phylogeny of the lady fern genus Athyrium Roth (Athyriaceae) with a new infrageneric classification. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 119: 25-36.

List the numbers of any related issues

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Code of Conduct

joelnitta commented 11 months ago

This proposal was voted on during PPG Ballot 4 (voting period October 2023). A total of 60 votes were cast. There were 56 'Yes' votes (93.3%) and 4 'No' votes (6.7%). The proposal passes.