The Plants Wikiproject has agreed to use the PPG I system for article titles and taxoboxes, while, of course, discussing alternatives in the text. Please do not make changes to articles that destroy the coherence of the set of articles about lycophytes. You are very welcome to start a discussion at WT:PLANTS if you think the project's decision was wrong. Peter coxhead ( talk) 10:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
I modified the page according to PPG I. In PPG I there are only two groups: Lycopodiopsida and Polypodiopsida. In every major plant biology textbook, Lycopodiopsida corresponds to Lycopodiophyta (zosterophyllophytes are excluded) and Polypodiopsida corresponds to Polypodiophyta/Monilophyta. Since every other division of vascular plants has a Wikipedia page that treats it as a division (Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Pinophyta, Gnetophyta and Magnoliophyta), seeing two pages about lycophytes that give different definitions of "Lycopodiophyta" is confusing for readers. Furthermore, in the page about kingdom Plantae/Viridiplantae, lycopods are called "Lycopodiophyta" while ferns are called "Pteridophyta", instead of "Polypodiophyta" (but clicking "Pteridophyta" directs you to "Polypodiophyta"). I suggest at least to change "Pteridophyta" into "Polypodiophyta" on the Plantae page, since "Pteridophyta" is no longer a valid taxon and includes both ferns and allies and lycopods.
Thank you for editing the Plantae page! I see your point on lycophytes. I have never seen the classification of Kendall and Crane, so I am accustomed to read "lycophytes/lycopodiophytes" (phylum Lycophyta/Lycopodiophyta) and "zosterophyllophytes" (phylum Zosterophyllophyta). I thought lycophytes sensu lato was a 'niche' definition.
Hi Seedling98! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. We hope to see you there!
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The Plants Wikiproject has agreed to use the PPG I system for article titles and taxoboxes, while, of course, discussing alternatives in the text. Please do not make changes to articles that destroy the coherence of the set of articles about lycophytes. You are very welcome to start a discussion at WT:PLANTS if you think the project's decision was wrong. Peter coxhead ( talk) 10:49, 29 March 2021 (UTC)
I modified the page according to PPG I. In PPG I there are only two groups: Lycopodiopsida and Polypodiopsida. In every major plant biology textbook, Lycopodiopsida corresponds to Lycopodiophyta (zosterophyllophytes are excluded) and Polypodiopsida corresponds to Polypodiophyta/Monilophyta. Since every other division of vascular plants has a Wikipedia page that treats it as a division (Cycadophyta, Ginkgophyta, Pinophyta, Gnetophyta and Magnoliophyta), seeing two pages about lycophytes that give different definitions of "Lycopodiophyta" is confusing for readers. Furthermore, in the page about kingdom Plantae/Viridiplantae, lycopods are called "Lycopodiophyta" while ferns are called "Pteridophyta", instead of "Polypodiophyta" (but clicking "Pteridophyta" directs you to "Polypodiophyta"). I suggest at least to change "Pteridophyta" into "Polypodiophyta" on the Plantae page, since "Pteridophyta" is no longer a valid taxon and includes both ferns and allies and lycopods.
Thank you for editing the Plantae page! I see your point on lycophytes. I have never seen the classification of Kendall and Crane, so I am accustomed to read "lycophytes/lycopodiophytes" (phylum Lycophyta/Lycopodiophyta) and "zosterophyllophytes" (phylum Zosterophyllophyta). I thought lycophytes sensu lato was a 'niche' definition.
Hi Seedling98! Thanks for contributing to Wikipedia. We hope to see you there!
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