Nematasketum
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| Nematasketum Temporal range: Wenlock–Lochkovian[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae (?) |
| Phylum: | Nematophyta |
| Class: | †Nematophytina |
| Order: | †Nematophytales |
| Family: | †Nematophytaceae |
| Genus: | †Nematasketum Burgess & Edwards, 1988[2] |
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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]
References
- ↑ Taylor, W. A.; Wellman, C. H. (2009). "Ultrastructure of Enigmatic Phytoclasts (Banded Tubes) from the Silurian-Lower Devonian: Evidence for Affinities and Role in Early Terrestrial Ecosystems". PALAIOS 24 (3): 167–180. doi:10.2110/palo.2008.p08-046r.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 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.
- ↑ Gensel, P. G.; Johnson, N. G.; Strother, P. K. (1990). "Early Land Plant Debris (Hooker's "Waifs and Strays"?)". PALAIOS 5 (6): 520–547. doi:10.2307/3514860. JSTOR 3514860.
- ↑ Edwards, D.; Axe, L. (April 2004). "Anatomical Evidence in the Detection of the Earliest Wildfires". PALAIOS 19 (2): 113–128. doi:10.1669/0883-1351(2004)019<0113:AEITDO>2.0.CO;2. ISSN 0883-1351.
- ↑ 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.
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