Nematoplexus
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.
| Nematoplexus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae (?) |
| Phylum: | "Nematophyta" |
| Class: | †Nematophytina |
| Order: | †Nematophytales |
| Family: | †Nematothalaceae |
| Genus: | †Nematoplexus Lyon 1962 |
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