Aigarchaeota

The "Aigarchaeota" are a proposed archaeal phylum of which the main representative is Caldiarchaeum subterraneum.[1] It is not yet clear if this represents a new phylum or a thaumarchaeal order, since the genome of Caldiarchaeum subterraneum encodes several thaumarchaeal features.[2] The name "Aigarchaeota" comes from the Greek αυγή, avgí, meaning "dawn" or "aurora", for the intermediate features of hyperthermophilic and mesophilic life during the evolution of its lineage.[1]

Aigarchaeota
Scientific classification
Domain:
Kingdom:
Superphylum:
Phylum:
"Aigarchaeota" or "Thaumarchaeota"
Species
  • Ca. "Caldiarchaeum subterraneum"

References

  1. Nunoura, T; Takaki, Y; Kakuta, J; Nishi, S; Sugahara, J; Kazama, H; Chee, GJ; Hattori, M; Kanai, A; Atomi, H; Takai, K; Takami, H (April 2011). "Insights into the evolution of Archaea and eukaryotic protein modifier systems revealed by the genome of a novel archaeal group". Nucleic Acids Research. 39 (8): 3204–23. doi:10.1093/nar/gkq1228. PMC 3082918. PMID 21169198..
  2. Brochier-Armanet, Celine; Forterre, Patrick; Gribaldo, Simonetta (June 2011). "Phylogeny and evolution of the Archaea: one hundred genomes later". Current Opinion in Microbiology. 14 (3): 274–281. doi:10.1016/j.mib.2011.04.015. PMID 21632276..

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