Nanoarchaeota is a phylum of archaea represented by extremely small cells that live as obligate symbionts attached to the surface of another archaeon, Ignicoccus. The phylum was first discovered at a submarine hydrothermal vent, and its member Nanoarchaeum equitans is among the smallest known cellular organisms.
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Classification
Living or Extinct Taxonomic Rank Nanoarchaeota
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Parent Taxon Of
Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Nanoarchaeum equitans
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1. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ548074, descriptionView the Source 2. Wikipedia: Nanobdellota
- Taxonomic rank (Wikipedia confirms the entity; rank from slug/structure-wave classification)
In Group: Archaeal Phyla, Lead
Nanobdellota (previously "Nanoarchaeota", Greek for "dwarf or tiny ancient one") is a phylum of Archaea.
View the SourceWikidata: Nanoarchaeota
Wikidata Q122973879, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Nanoarchaeum equitans
GBIF Backbone TaxonomyParent Taxon Of: Nanoarchaeum equitans, Taxon recordQuote, Parent Taxon Of: Nanoarchaeum equitans, Taxon record
"phylum": "Nanoarchaeota"
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