Aigarchaeota

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Aigarchaeota is a proposed phylum of archaea, often found in high-temperature environments, that forms part of the broader TACK superphylum of archaeal lineages.

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Aigarchaeota canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeal phylum
proposed taxon
belongsToClade TACK archaea
cellStructure lacks membrane-bound organelles
cellType prokaryote
cellWall archaeal cell envelope
discoveredBy environmental 16S rRNA gene surveys
domain Archaea NERFINISHED
ecologicalRole participates in biogeochemical cycling in geothermal systems
geneticFeature shares genes with other TACK archaea
genomeType circular DNA
hasRepresentative Candidatus Caldiarchaeum subterraneum NERFINISHED
isA thermophilic archaeal lineage
knownFrom metagenomic data
uncultivated lineages
lipidType ether-linked membrane lipids
metabolism chemolithoautotrophic (in many representatives)
namingConvention name derived from Greek "aigaios" (related to thermal springs) in some etymologies
oxygenRelationship often microaerophilic or anaerobic
partOf TACK group of archaea NERFINISHED
TACK superphylum NERFINISHED
relatedTo Bathyarchaeota NERFINISHED
Crenarchaeota NERFINISHED
Korarchaeota NERFINISHED
Thaumarchaeota NERFINISHED
reproduction asexual reproduction
status not universally accepted as formal phylum
taxonomicRank phylum
temperaturePreference thermophilic
typicalHabitat geothermal systems
high-temperature environments
hot springs
subsurface hydrothermal environments

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TACK superphylum includesTaxon Aigarchaeota