Fée, A.L.A. (1852), Genera Filicum. Exposition des Genres de la Famille des Polypodiacees. Mémoires sur la famille des Fougères 5: 242, t. 20.A [comb. nov.]

• Type: Phegopteris polypodioides Fée

basionym: Polypodium [infragen.] Phegopteris C.Presl legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 139 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Polypodium L. legitimate

Holttum, R.E. (1981), Thelypteridaceae. Flora Malesiana Series II 1(5): 353 [secondary reference]

McNeill, J. & Pryer, K.M. (1985), The Status and Typification of Phegopteris and Gymnocarpium. Taxon 34: 136-139 [secondary reference]

• Text: "It is concluded that Phegopteris Fee (Thelypteridaceae) is an apparently nomenclaturally superfluous name, because, when published, it included what is now established to be the type of Gymnocarpium Newman. Despite this, Phegopteris is a legitimate name as it has a legitimate basionym; it must, however, be cited as Phegopteris (Presl) Fee."

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