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Nematasketum Temporal range: Wenlock–Lochkovian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae (?)
Phylum:	"Nematophyta"
Class:	†Nematophytina
Order:	†Nematophytales
Family:	†Nematophytaceae
Genus:	†Nematasketum Burgess & Edwards, 1988
Species
N. diversiforme Burgess & Edwards, 1988 (type)

Nematasketum (sometimes incorrectly spelt nematosketum) is a nematophyte with internally thickened tubes, dating from the Wenlock to the Lochkovian epochs. It is thought to be terrestrial or freshwater, and seems to be aligned with the fungi.

References

1. 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. Bibcode:2009Palai..24..167T. doi:10.2110/palo.2008.p08-046r. S2CID 85698193.
2. ^ 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.

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