Euryarchaeota

E41402

phylum taxon

Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	phylum → taxon →
cellType	prokaryote →
cellWall	lacks peptidoglycan →
characteristicProcess	methane production →
containsClass	Archaeoglobi → Halobacteria → Methanobacteria → Methanococci → Methanomicrobia → Methanopyri → Nanoarchaeota → Thermococci →
discoveredIn	20th century →
distinguishedFrom	Crenarchaeota → Thaumarchaeota →
domain	Archaea →
ecologicalRole	carbon cycle → methane cycle → nitrogen cycle →
geneticMaterial	circular DNA chromosome →
habitat	anaerobic environments → animal gastrointestinal tracts → hot springs → hydrothermal vents → hypersaline environments → marine environments → sediments →
impact	greenhouse gas production via methane →
includes	acidophiles → alkaliphiles → extreme halophiles → halophilic archaea → marine group II archaea → marine group III archaea → methanogenic archaea → methanogens → thermophiles → thermophilic archaea →
isA	major phylum of Archaea →
kingdom	Archaea →
membraneLipidType	ether-linked lipids →
metabolismType	methanogenesis →
namingAuthority	Woese and colleagues →
oxygenRequirement	anaerobic →
oxygenTolerance	some species are aerotolerant →
reproduction	asexual reproduction → binary fission →
salinityPreference	extremely halophilic →
taxonRank	phylum →
temperatureRange	hyperthermophilic → mesophilic → thermophilic →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Euryarchaeota ("Methanococci") → Euryarchaeota ("Methanomicrobia") → Euryarchaeota ("Halobacteria") → Euryarchaeota ("Archaeoglobi") →	containsClass
Crenarchaeota →	distinguishedFrom
Archaea →	kingdomsIncluded