Aigarchaeota
E760716
Aigarchaeota is a proposed phylum of archaea, often found in high-temperature environments, that forms part of the broader TACK superphylum of archaeal lineages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aigarchaeota canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.