''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 o ...
l, parasitic
oomycete
The Oomycetes (), or Oomycota, form a distinct phylogenetic lineage of fungus-like eukaryotic microorganisms within the Stramenopiles. They are filamentous and heterotrophic, and can reproduce both sexually and asexually. Sexual reproduction o ...
known from the fossil record; it infects organisms such as the seed fern ''
Lyginopteris''
.
References
External links
Index Fungorum
Oomycete genera
Carboniferous life
Triassic life
Permian life
Pennsylvanian first appearances
Triassic extinctions
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