Kingdom Plantae (?) Class †Nematophytina Family †Nematothalaceae | Phylum Nematophyta Order †Nematophytales Rank Genus | |
Similar Nematophyta, Cosmochlaina, Pachytheca, Ventarura, Horneophyton | ||
Nematoplexus rhyniensis is a fossil known from the Rhynie chert assigned to the nematophytes. It comprises a loose mass of coily aseptate tubes. Tubes which may have originated from a Nematoplexus-like plant are known from earlier Silurian sediments.
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