Azollidae

3-431.00.00IntroductionEnglish: Spikemosses; Spikemoss subclass; Lesser clubmosses.
Members: 1 Order: Azollales; 1 Family: Azollaceae; 1 Genus: AzollaTaxonomyIn the PPG1 classification Azolla is member of the order Salviniales, in the clade leptosporangiate ferns. Salviniales has three aquatic families: Azollaceae, Salviniaceae and Marsileaceae.Plant theoryIn the Plant theory Azollidae is the first subclass in the class Equisetanae, in the Pteridophyta.
Equisetidae has 1 Order Equisetales in Phase 1.
Equisetales has 4 Families.
In the Plant theory Salviniales is split in three subclasses: Salviniidae, Azollidae, and Marsileidae. Taxonomic explanation can be found in Azollales and botanical description in Azollaceae.Members1 Azollales