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IRMNG taxon details

Nematophytales †

11122  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:11122)

Lang, 1937
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marine, terrestrial
fossil only
Not documented
Taxonomic remark Systematic position uncertain; originally described as putative land plants intermediate between algae and bryophytes....  
Taxonomic remark Systematic position uncertain; originally described as putative land plants intermediate between algae and bryophytes. Smith & Butterfield, 2013 suggested a coralline red algal affinity; Edwards et al., 2018 suggest that Nematothallus may in fact represent a lichenised fungus. [details]
IRMNG (2022). Nematophytales †. Accessed at: https://irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11122 on 2024-03-29
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2010-05-31 22:00:00Z
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2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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2021-02-21 03:30:56Z
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2022-05-19 05:24:25Z
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additional source Smith, M. R.; Butterfield, N. J. (2013). A new view on Nematothallus: coralline red algae from the Silurian of Gotland. <em>Palaeontology.</em> 56(2): 345-357., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2012.01203.x [details]   

name verified source Edwards, D.; Honegger, R.; Axe, L.; Morris, J. L. (2018). Anatomically preserved Silurian 'nematophytes' from the Welsh Borderland (UK). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187(2): 272-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy022 [details]   

current name source Edwards, D.; Honegger, R.; Axe, L.; Morris, J. L. (2018). Anatomically preserved Silurian 'nematophytes' from the Welsh Borderland (UK). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187(2): 272-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy022 [details]   

extant flag source Edwards, D.; Honegger, R.; Axe, L.; Morris, J. L. (2018). Anatomically preserved Silurian 'nematophytes' from the Welsh Borderland (UK). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187(2): 272-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy022 [details]   

habitat flag source Edwards, D.; Honegger, R.; Axe, L.; Morris, J. L. (2018). Anatomically preserved Silurian 'nematophytes' from the Welsh Borderland (UK). <em>Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 187(2): 272-291., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boy022 [details]   
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Taxonomic remark Systematic position uncertain; originally described as putative land plants intermediate between algae and bryophytes. Smith & Butterfield, 2013 suggested a coralline red algal affinity; Edwards et al., 2018 suggest that Nematothallus may in fact represent a lichenised fungus. [details]

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