Changes coming for Thelypteridaceae (ferns)

I, for one, hugely appreciate the hard work you’ve put into keeping fern taxonomy up to date. It disheartens me to see how many negative reactions your efforts have received.

Yes, it can be annoying when you have to re-learn a name or something, but change is what science is all about. I hate it when things stay out of date just because someone doesn’t want to put the effort into learning a new piece of info. And if it changes again next week, who cares? Every change is a step that progresses our understanding of the organism.

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