Nanoarchaeota
E44202
Nanoarchaeota is a phylum of ultra-small, symbiotic archaea known for their reduced genomes and association with other archaeal hosts in extreme environments.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeal phylum
ⓘ
taxonomic group ⓘ |
| biosyntheticCapacity | limited ⓘ |
| cellEnvelope | archaeal cell envelope ⓘ |
| cellMorphology | coccoid ⓘ |
| cellSize | approximately 400 nanometers or less in diameter ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| characteristic |
obligate symbionts
ⓘ
reduced genome ⓘ ultra-small cell size ⓘ |
| dependency | host-provided metabolites ⓘ |
| discovery | early 2000s ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea ⓘ |
| energyMetabolism | dependent on host metabolism ⓘ |
| environment |
extreme environments
ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ hydrothermal vents ⓘ |
| genomeCharacteristic |
high coding density
ⓘ
loss of many metabolic genes ⓘ |
| genomeSize | highly reduced ⓘ |
| habitat |
marine hydrothermal systems
ⓘ
terrestrial hot springs ⓘ |
| hostAssociation |
Crenarchaeota
ⓘ
Crenarchaeota ⓘ
surface form:
Desulfurococcales
other archaea ⓘ |
| kingdom | Archaea ⓘ |
| lifestyle | symbiotic ⓘ |
| metabolism | anaerobic ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Nanoarchaeum equitans ⓘ |
| oxygenTolerance | anaerobic or microaerophilic ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | deep-branching archaeal lineage ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
early evolution of Archaea
ⓘ
evolution of symbiosis ⓘ genome reduction ⓘ |
| symbiosisType | ectosymbiosis ⓘ |
| taxonRank | phylum ⓘ |
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