English: Spikemosses; Spikemoss subclass; Lesser clubmosses.
Members: 1 Order:
Azollales; 1
Family:
Azollaceae; 1 Genus: Azolla
TaxonomyIn 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