Nematasketum
| Nematasketum Temporal range: | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae (?) |
| Phylum: | "Nematophyta" |
| Class: | †Nematophytina |
| Order: | †Nematophytales |
| Family: | †Nematophytaceae |
| Genus: | †Nematasketum Burgess & Edwards, 1988 |
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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.