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A system of taxonomy of the cryptogams, the Smith system was published in

Contents

Smith, G.M. (1938). Cryptogamic Botany, vol. 1. Algae and fungi. McGraw-Hill, New York. Smith, G.M. (1955). Cryptogamic Botany, vol. 2. Bryophytes and pteridophytes. 2nd ed. McGraw-Hill, New York.

Division Chlorophyta

  • Class 1. Chlorophyceae
  • Class 2. Charophyceae

    • Division Pyrrophyta

  • Class 1. Cryptophyceae
  • Class 2. Desmokontae
  • Class 3. Dinophyceae

    • Division Chrysophyta

  • Class 1. Xanthophyceae (Heterokontae)
  • Class 2. Chrysophyceae
  • Class 3. Bacillariophyceae

    • Division Phaeophyta

  • Class 1. Isogeneratae
  • Class 2. Heterogeneratae
  • Subclass 1. Haplostichineae
  • Order 1. Chordariales
  • Order 2. Sporochnales
  • Order 3. Desmarestiales
  • Subclass 2. Polystichineae
  • Order 1. Punctariales
  • Order 2. Dictyosiphonales
  • Order 3. Laminariales
  • Class 3. Cyclosporeae

    • Division Cyanophyta

  • Class Myxophyceae (Cyanophyceae)

    • Division Rhodophyta

  • Class Rhodophyceae
  • Subclass 1. Bangioideae
  • Order Bangiales
  • Subclass 2. Florideae
  • Order 1. Nemalionales
  • Order 2. Gelidiales
  • Order 3. Cryptonemiales
  • Order 4. Gigartinales
  • Order 5. Rhodymeniales
  • Order 6. Ceramiales

    • Division Myxothallophyta

  • Class 1. Myxomycetae
  • Subclass 1. Endosporeae
  • Subclass 2. Exosporeae
  • Class 2. Phytomyxinae
  • Class 3. Acrasieae

    • Division Eumycetae

  • Class 1. Phycomycetae
  • Class 2. Ascomycetae
  • Subclass 1. Protoascomycetae
  • Subclass 2. Euascomycetae
  • Order 1. Aspergillales
  • Order 2. Erysiphales
  • Order 3. Hysteriales
  • Order 4. Phacidiales
  • Order 5. Pezizales
  • Order 6. Tuberales
  • Order 7. Helvellales
  • Order 8. Exoascales
  • Order 9. Hypocreales
  • Order 10. Sphaeriales
  • Order 11. Dothidiales
  • Order 12. Laboulbeniales
  • Class 3. Basidiomycetae
  • Subclass 1. Eubasidii
  • Order 1. Agaricales (Hymenomyceatae)
  • Order 2. Lycoperdales (Gasteromycetae)
  • Order 3. Dacryomycetales
  • Order 4. Tremellales
  • Order 5. Auriculariales
  • Subclass 2. Hemibasidii
  • Order 1. Urediniales
  • Order 2. Ustilaginales
  • Class 4. Fungi imperfecti
  • Lichens
  • Subclass 1. Ascholichenes
  • Subclass 2. Basidiolichenes

    • Division Bryophyta

  • Class 1. Hepaticae (liverworts)
  • Class 2. Anthocerotae (hornworts)
  • Class 3. Musci (mosses)
  • Subclass 1. Sphagnobrya
  • Subclass 2. Andreaeobrya
  • Subclass 3. Eubrya

    • Division Psilophyta

  • Class 1. Psilophytinae (psilophytes)

    • Division Lepidophyta

  • Class 1. Lycopodinae (lycopods)

    • Division Calamophyta

  • Class 1. Equisetinae (horsetails)

    • Division Pterophyta

  • Class 1. Filicinae (ferns)
  • Subclass 1. Primofilices (or Inversicatenales, Coenopterideae, Palaeopteridales)
  • Order 1. Protopteridales
  • Order 2. Coenopteridales
  • Order 3. Archaeopteridales
  • Subclass 2. Eusporangitae
  • Order 1. Ophioglossales
  • Order 2. Marattiales
  • Subclass 3. Leptosporangiatae
  • Order 1. Filicales
  • Order 2. Marsileales
  • Order 3. Salviniales

    • References

    Smith system Wikipedia
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