Kamounia (genus)
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| Kamounia Temporal range: late Carboniferous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Clade: | Sar |
| Clade: | Stramenopiles |
| Phylum: | Oomycota |
| Class: | Peronosporomycetes (?) |
| Genus: | †Kamounia Strullu-Derrien et al., 2026 |
| Species: | †K. striata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Kamounia striata Strullu-Derrien et al., 2026 | |
Kamounia is an extinct Oomycete from the late Carboniferous of France. It is known to have been saprotrophic organism, meaning it fed on decaying matter, and also adds to the sparse fossil record of oomycetes. It is a monotypic genus, containing only Kamounia striata.