Kingdom Chlorobiota C.Jeffrey ex Doweld (2001) - plants see Subkingdom Viridiplantae Caval.-Sm. (1981)
   Subkingdom Pteridobiotina Britton & A. Br. (1896)
     Superdivision Pteridophytanae Doweld (2001) [monotypic] see Superphylum Pteridophytanae Doweld (2001)
       Division Monilophyta Cantino & Donoghue
         Class Polypodiopsida Cronquist, Takht. & Zimmerm. (1966) - ferns
           Order Polypodiales Link (1833) - cathetogyrates
             Family Nephrolepidaceae Pic.Serm. (1975) [monotypic] - sword ferns
               1 Genus Nephrolepis Schott (1834)