Nematothallus

Nematothallus
Temporal range:
Cuticle of Nematothallopsis showing reproductive apertures
Cuticle of Nematothallopsis showing pseudocellular patterning
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae (?)
Phylum: "Nematophyta"
Class: Nematophytina
Order: Nematophytales
Family: Nematothalaceae
Strother (1993)
Genus: Nematothallus
Lang (1937)
Type species
Nematothallus pseudovasculosa
Lang (1937)
Species
  • N. pseudo-vasculosa Lang (1937)
  • N. radiata Lang (1937)
  • N. williamii Edwards et al. (2013)

Nematothallus is a form genus comprising cuticle-like fossils. Some of its constituents likely represent red algae, whereas others resemble lichens.