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Prototaxites was a genus of terrestrial fungi from 430 to 360 million years ago that formed large trunk-like structures up to 8 meters tall made of interwoven tubes, making it the largest land organism of its time. While difficult to classify, current evidence suggests Prototaxites was a lichen containing algal symbionts, with its tubular cells resembling those in the fungal phylum Glomeromycota, though its reproductive features indicate a relationship to the Taphrinomycotina fungi.

Author

Churn Ghu

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