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 Gleicheniales Link (1833)
             Family Gleicheniaceae C.Presl (1825) - forking ferns
               1 Genus Dicranopteris Bernh. (1805)
               2 Genus Diplopterygium (Diels) Nakai (1950)
               3 Genus Gleichenia Sm. (1793), nom. cons.
               4 Genus Gleichenella Ching
               5 Genus †Oligocarpia Göpp. (1841)
               6 Genus Sticherus C.Presl (1836)
               7 Genus Stromatopteris Mett. (1861)