Nematasketum

Nematasketum
Temporal range:
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.