Equisetidae

Equisetidae Temporal range: Late Devonian PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Equisetum telmateia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Class:	Equisetopsida
Subclass:	Equisetidae C. Agardh
Orders
Equisetales † Archaeocalamitaceae † Calamitaceae Equisetaceae † Pseudoborniales † Sphenophyllales
Synonyms
Sphenopsida

Equisetidae is a subclass of Equisetopsida in the sense used by Mark W. Chase and James L. Reveal in their 2009 article "A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III."^[1] This subclass comprises the group commonly known as horsetails. It is equivalent to the class Equisetopsida in previous classifications.

Phylogeny

The following diagram shows a likely phylogenic relationship between subclass Equisetidae and the other Equisetopsida subclasses.

Equisetopsida  Marchantiidae   Bryidae   Anthocerotidae   Lycopodiidae   Equisetidae   Ophioglossidae   Marattiidae   Polypodiidae   Cycadidae   Ginkgoidae   Gnetidae   Pinidae   Magnoliidae

bryophytes lycopodiophytes monilophytes gymnosperms angiosperms

References

1. Mark W. Chase & James L. Reveal (2009). "A phylogenetic classification of the land plants to accompany APG III". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 161: 122–127. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.01002.x.