TACK superphylum
E209721
The TACK superphylum is a major group of Archaea that includes several lineages such as Crenarchaeota and is considered evolutionarily important for understanding the origins of eukaryotes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TACK superphylum canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeal superphylum
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| acronymFor |
Thaumarchaeota
ⓘ
surface form:
Thaumarchaeota Aigarchaeota Crenarchaeota Korarchaeota
|
| associatedWith |
eukaryotic signature proteins
ⓘ
information-processing genes related to eukaryotes ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | three-domain tree of life model ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
important in global biogeochemical cycles
ⓘ
important in nitrogen cycling ⓘ |
| hasEvolutionarySignificance |
relationship between Archaea and Eukarya
ⓘ
understanding origin of eukaryotes ⓘ |
| hasGenomicFeature |
complex information-processing machinery
ⓘ
genes homologous to eukaryotic cytoskeletal components ⓘ |
| hasMemberCharacteristic |
many members are chemolithoautotrophs
ⓘ
many members are thermophiles ⓘ |
| hasMemberMetabolism |
ammonia oxidation (in Thaumarchaeota)
ⓘ
hydrogen oxidation (in some lineages) ⓘ sulfur metabolism (in many Crenarchaeota) ⓘ |
| hasMolecularMarker | conserved archaeal signature proteins ⓘ |
| hasResearchImportance |
comparative genomics with eukaryotes
ⓘ
insight into early evolution of complex cellular systems ⓘ |
| hasTaxonomicStatus | informal superphylum name used in literature ⓘ |
| hasTemporalContext | recognized in early 21st century phylogenomic studies ⓘ |
| includesTaxon |
Aigarchaeota
ⓘ
Crenarchaeota ⓘ Korarchaeota ⓘ Thaumarchaeota ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Archaea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Archaea ⓘ |
| membersFoundIn |
hydrothermal vents
ⓘ
marine environments ⓘ soil environments ⓘ terrestrial hot springs ⓘ |
| overlapsConceptuallyWith | Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications) ⓘ |
| phylogeneticallyPositionedAs | deep-branching archaeal lineage ⓘ |
| proposedBy | microbial phylogenetic studies based on rRNA and conserved proteins ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Asgard archaea
ⓘ
DPANN superphylum ⓘ |
| relevanceTo |
eukaryogenesis hypotheses
ⓘ
two-domain tree of life model ⓘ |
| studiedUsing |
metagenomics
ⓘ
phylogenomics ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | superphylum ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.