vascular plants see Phylum Tracheophyta Sinnott ex Caval.-Sm. (1998)
   euphyllophytes see Clade Euphyllophyta Lecointre & Le Guyader 2006 [Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
     monilophytes - ferns see Clade Monilophyta Cantino & Donoghue 2007 [Doyle, Cantino & Donoghue 2020]
       Class Polypodiopsida Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. (1966) - ferns
         core leptosporangiates
           Order Polypodiales Link (1833) - cathetogyrates
             eupolypods
               eupolypods I see Suborder Polypodiineae Dumort. (1829)
                 ?Family Dryopteridaceae Herter (1949), nom. cons. - dryopteroids
                   01 Genus Acrophorus C.Presl (1836) see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   02 Genus Acrorumohra (H.Ito) H.Ito (1939) see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   03 Genus Adenoderris J.Sm. (1875) see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   04 Genus Arachniodes Blume (1828)
                   05 Genus Ataxipteris Holttum (1984) see Genus Ctenitis (C.Chr.) C.Chr. (1938)
                   06 Genus Bolbitis Schott (1835)
                   07 Genus Coveniella Tindale (1986) see Genus Lastreopsis Ching (1938)
                   08 Genus Ctenitis (C.Chr.) C.Chr. (1938)
                   09 Genus Cyclodium C.Presl (1836)
                   10 Genus Cyrtogonellum Ching see Genus Polystichum Roth (1799)
                   11 Genus Cyrtomidictyum Ching (1940) see Genus Polystichum Roth (1799)
                   12 Genus Cyrtomium C.Presl
                   13 ?Genus Didymochlaena Desv. (1811)
                   14 Genus Dryopolystichum Copel. (1947)
                   15 Genus Dryopsis Holttum & P.J.Edwards (1986) see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   16 Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   17 Genus Elaphoglossum Schott ex J.Sm. (1841), nom. cons.
                   18 ?Genus Hypodematium Kunze (1833)
                   19 Genus Lastreopsis Ching (1938)
                   20 ?Genus Leucostegia C.Presl (1836)
                   21 Genus Lithostegia Ching (1933) see Genus Arachniodes Blume (1828)
                   22 Genus Lomagramma J.Sm. (1841)
                   23 Genus Maxonia C.Chr. (1916)
                   24 Genus Megalastrum Holttum (1986)
                   26 Genus Olfersia Raddi (1819)
                   27 Genus Peranema D.Don (1825) see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   28 Genus Phanerophlebia C.Presl
                   29 Genus Polystichum Roth (1799)
                   30 Genus Polybotrya Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. (1810)
                   31 Genus Polystichopsis (J.Sm.) Holttum (1947)
                   32 Genus Revwattsia D.L.Jones see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   33 Genus Rumohra Raddi (1819)
                   34 Genus Stenolepia Alderw. (1909) see Genus Dryopteris Adans. (1763), nom. cons.
                   35 Genus Stigmatopteris C.Chr. (1909)
                   36 Genus Teratophyllum Mett. ex Kuhn (1870)