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Crenarchaeota

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A phylum of archaea originally characterized from extreme, high-temperature environments such as hot springs and deep-sea hydrothermal vents, though later research has found related organisms living commonly in ordinary soil and open ocean water as well, making the phylum far more ecologically widespread than first thought.

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Disputed
Member Species/Taxa Count
400 1
Approximate described-species (or, for a genus, described-taxon) count; continually revised as species are newly described, reclassified or synonymized.
Taxonomic Rank
Phylum / Division 1
Scientific Name
Crenarchaeota 1
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Child Taxon Of

Archaea, Taxa
Sources
1. Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeView the Source
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