Taxa

Thaumarchaeota

Phylum

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General Reference

Nature Atlas. "Thaumarchaeota." Accessed September 8, 2026. https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-thaumarchaeota.

APA Style

Nature Atlas. (n.d.). Thaumarchaeota. Retrieved September 8, 2026, from https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-thaumarchaeota

BibTeX

@misc{natureatlas-thaumarchaeota,
  author = {Nature Atlas},
  title = {Thaumarchaeota},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://nature.interactiveatlas.org/taxa/phylum-thaumarchaeota},
  note = {Accessed September 8, 2026}
}

Thaumarchaeota is a phylum of archaea, many of which oxidize ammonia for energy. Members of the phylum are found in extremely large numbers in soil and ocean environments and are considered among the most abundant microorganisms on Earth.

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