Hydrothermarchaeota
Phylum of archaea
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Hydrothermarchaeota is a proposed phylum of archaea typically found in marine environments high in iron and sulfur.[1] The phylum name was proposed in 2017 after it was extracted from hydrothermal vents in Juan de Fuca Ridge.[2] The clade was named after the association with hydrothermal environments.[2] It is known through phylogenetic analysis of SSU rRNA.[2]
Jungbluth, Amend & Rappe 2017
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| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | "Hydrothermarchaeota" Jungbluth, Amend & Rappe 2017 |
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Habitat and metabolism
Genomic data from members of the clade Hydrothermarchaeota have been found in deep-sea hydrothermal environments in all of the world oceans except the Southern ocean,[1][3][4][5][6] although they are not limited to hydrothermal vents.[1][7] Hydrothermarchaeotes have yet to be cultivated in lab,[1] but genetic analysis shows a large diversity of metabolic pathways, including nitrogen fixation, autotrophy, heterotrophy, hydrogenotrophy, oxidation of carbon monoxide, and reduction of sulfur, iron, and/or nitrate.[1][7]
