Nematasketum

Nematasketum Temporal range: Wenlock–Lochkovian[1] PreЄ Є 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[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]

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. doi:10.2110/palo.2008.p08-046r.
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. 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. 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.