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Vendomyces

Vendomyces is a genus of purported Ediacaran fungi, assigned to the Chytridiomycetes. However, it is unlikely that these fossils truly represent fungi.

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Vendomyces
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
?Fungi
Class:
?Chytridiomycetes
Genus:
†Vendomyces

Vendomyces is a genus of purported Ediacaran fungi, assigned to the Chytridiomycetes.1 However, it is unlikely that these fossils truly represent fungi.2

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References

References

  1. B. URZIN. (1993)
  2. Butterfield, N. J. (2005). "Probable Proterozoic fungi". Paleobiology. 31 (1): 165–182. Bibcode:2005Pbio...31..165B. doi:10.1666/0094-8373(2005)031<0165:PPF>2.0.CO;2.