Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications)

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Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications) is a proposed major archaeal clade that encompasses several deep-branching lineages thought to be closely related to the ancestors of eukaryotes.

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Surface form Occurrences
Proteoarchaeota 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Archaea lineage
archaeal clade
proposed taxon
domain Archaea NERFINISHED
encompasses Asgard superphylum NERFINISHED
Heimdallarchaeota NERFINISHED
Lokiarchaeota NERFINISHED
Odinarchaeota NERFINISHED
Thorarchaeota NERFINISHED
other deep-branching archaeal lineages
hasCharacteristic complex eukaryotic signature proteins
genes related to cytoskeleton
informational processing genes similar to eukaryotes
membrane-trafficking related genes
hasMembersWith slow growth in natural environments
small cell size (nano-sized archaea in some groups)
hasPhylogeneticPosition deep-branching within Archaea
isAlternativeTo TACK superphylum concept (in some classifications)
isBasedOn environmental sequencing
metagenomic data
isCloselyRelatedTo eukaryotes
eukaryotic ancestor
isConsideredPartOf Asgard archaea NERFINISHED
isDeepBranchingLineage true
isDefinedBy molecular phylogeny
phylogenomic analyses
isHypothesizedToBe closely related to eukaryogenesis
sister group of eukaryotes
isMonophyletic proposed
isNotRecognizedBy all taxonomic authorities
isPartOf TACK+Asgard radiation (in some schemes)
isProposed true
isUsedIn some archaeal classification schemes
kingdom Archaea NERFINISHED
metabolism anaerobic (in many lineages)
nomenclatureStatus informal name in many publications
relatedConcept eocyte hypothesis
two-domain tree of life
relevance important for archaeal phylogeny
key to understanding origin of eukaryotes
researchStatus active area of phylogenomic research
taxonomicRank clade
taxonomicStatus not universally accepted
typicalHabitats anoxic environments
hydrothermal environments
marine sediments

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TACK superphylum overlapsConceptuallyWith Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications)
Nitrosopumilus kingdom Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications)
this entity surface form: Proteoarchaeota