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Nematasketum
Description | Nematasketum (sometimes incorrectly spelt nematosketum) is a nematophyte with internally thickened tubes. It is thought to be terrestrial or freshwater,and seems to be aligned with the fungi. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematasketum, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | |||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Fungi : Nematasketum | |||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||
Classification (GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Nematasketum N.D.Burgess & D.Edwards, 1988 | |||||||
Name Published In | 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. | |||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematasketum |
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Nematasketum diversiforme species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
References
Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. (2019). AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. - via World Register of Marine Species |
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. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Edwards, D.; Axe, L. (2011). Evidence for a fungal affinity for Nematasketum, a close ally of Prototaxites. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 168(1): 1-18. - via World Register of Marine Species |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!