Dryopteris Adans. subgen. Nephrocystis (H.Itô) Fraser-Jenk.

Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Botany 14 (3): 197 (30 Jan. 1986). — Dryopteris Adans. sect. Nephrocystis H.Itô, The Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 49: 437 (Jul. 1935). — Type: Dryopteris hayatae Tagawa (now D. subexaltata (H.Christ) C.Chr.; Aspidium subexaltatum H.Christ).