De suborde Polypodiineae Dumort. kent 9 families.
| Davalliaceae M.R.Schomb. | Nephrolepidaceae Pic.Serm. |
| Didymochlaenaceae Ching ex Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang | Oleandraceae Ching ex Pic.Serm. |
| Dryopteridaceae Herter | Polypodiaceae J.Presl & C.Presl |
| Hypodematiaceae Ching | Tectariaceae Panigrahi |
| LomariopsidaceaeAlston |
