Nematasketum

Nematasketum
Temporal range: Wenlock–Lochkovian[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae (?)
Phylum: "Nematophyta"
Class: †Nematophytina
Order: †Nematophytales
Family: †Nematophytaceae
Genus: †Nematasketum
Burgess & Edwards, 1988[2]
Species
  • N. diversiforme Burgess & Edwards, 1988 (type)

Nematasketum (sometimes incorrectly spelt nematosketum)[3][4] is a nematophyte with internally thickened tubes. It is thought to be terrestrial or freshwater,[2] and seems to be aligned with the fungi.[5]

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  2. ^ a b Burgess, N. D.; Edwards, D. (1988). "A new Palaeozoic plant closely allied to Prototaxites Dawson". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 97 (2): 189–203. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb02461.x.
  3. ^ Gensel, P. G.; Johnson, N. G.; Strother, P. K. (1990). "Early Land Plant Debris (Hooker's "Waifs and Strays"?)". PALAIOS. 5 (6): 520–547. Bibcode:1990Palai...5..520G. doi:10.2307/3514860. JSTOR 3514860.
  4. ^ Edwards, D.; Axe, L. (April 2004). "Anatomical Evidence in the Detection of the Earliest Wildfires". PALAIOS. 19 (2): 113–128. Bibcode:2004Palai..19..113E. doi:10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0113:AEITDO>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0883-1351.
  5. ^ Edwards, D.; Axe, L. (2012). "Evidence for a fungal affinity for Nematasketum, a close ally of Prototaxites". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 168 (1): 1–18. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01195.x.