Isoetes
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Isoetes, commonly known as the quillworts, is a genus of lycopod. It is the only living genus in the family Isoetaceae and order Isoetales. , there were about 200 recognized species, with a cosmopolitan distribution mostly in aquatic habitats but with the individual species often scarce to rare. Species virtually identical to modern quillworts have existed since the Jurassic epoch, though the timing of the origin of modern Isoetes is subject to considerable uncertainty.
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Isoetes is a genus of plants belonging to the family Isoetaceae. It is classified within the order Isoetales, class Lycopodiopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The genus has an accepted taxonomic status with the authority L. Its common name is renu haluka.
The habitat for this genus is freshwater. Records indicate its presence in the United States and Mexico. Specimens are held by institutions including BRIT, USU, LSU, OKL, and TAES. There are 123,687 occurrence records and 2,784 records with 1,678 media files associated with the genus.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLycopodiopsida
- OrderIsoetales
- FamilyIsoetaceae
Common Name: renu haluka
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2,784
- With media
- 1,678
- Family
- Isoetaceae
- Collections
- BRIT, USU, LSU, OKL, TAES, HPC
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Description
- Biochemistry and genetics
- Reproduction
- Overview
- Description
- Dispersal
- Taxonomy
- Evolution
- Extant species
- Hybrids
- Fossil species
- References
- External links
Isoetes, commonly known as the quillworts, is a genus of lycopod. It is the only living genus in the family Isoetaceae and order Isoetales. , there were about 200 recognized species, with a cosmopolitan distribution mostly in aquatic habitats but with the individual species often scarce to rare. Species virtually identical to modern quillworts have existed since the Jurassic epoch, though the timing of the origin of modern Isoetes is subject to considerable uncertainty.
The name of the genus may also be spelled Isoëtes. The diaeresis (two dots over the e) indicates that the o and the e are to be pronounced in two distinct syllables. Including this in print is optional; either spelling (Isoetes or Isoëtes) is correct.
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