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Genus of roundworms From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Palaeonema an extinct genus of nematodes from the Early Devonian. It contains only one species, Palaeonema phyticum, and is the only member of the family Palaeonematidae. P. phyticum is the oldest known fossil nematode, and was parasitic upon the Rhynie chert plant Agalophyton.[1]
Palaeonema Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Nematoda |
Class: | Enoplea |
Order: | Enoplida |
Family: | †Palaeonematidae Poinar, Kerp & Hass, 2008 |
Genus: | †Palaeonema Poinar, Kerp & Hass, 2008 |
Species: | †P. phyticum |
Binomial name | |
†Palaeonema phyticum Poinar, Kerp & Hass, 2008 | |
According to George Poinar Jr. (2011), the family Palaeonematidae is placed in the order Enoplida.[2]
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