''Combresomyces'' is a genus of
hypha
A hypha (; ) is a long, branching, filamentous structure of a fungus, oomycete, or actinobacterium. In most fungi, hyphae are the main mode of vegetative growth, and are collectively called a mycelium.
Structure
A hypha consists of one or ...
l, parasitic
oomycete known from the fossil record; it infects organisms such as the seed fern ''
Lyginopteris
''Lyginopteris'' is a genus of Late Carboniferous seed fern
A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants ...
''
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References
External links
Index Fungorum
Water mould genera
Prehistoric SAR supergroup genera
Carboniferous life
Triassic life
Permian life
Pennsylvanian first appearances
Triassic extinctions
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