Korarchaeota

Korarchaeota
Scanning electron micrograph of the Obsidian Pool enrichment culture, showing Korarchaeota.
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Clade: Proteoarchaeota
Kingdom: Thermoproteati
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Class: Korarchaeia
Rinke et al. 2020
Orders
  • "Korarchaeales"
  • "Panguiarchaeales"
Synonyms
  • "Korarchaea" (sic)
  • "Xenarchaea"
  • "Xenarchaeota"

The Korarchaeota is a proposed phylum within the Archaea. The name is derived from the Greek noun koros or kore, meaning young man or young woman, and the Greek adjective archaios which means ancient. They are also known as Xenarchaeota. The name is equivalent to Candidatus Korarchaeota, and they go by the name Xenarchaeota or Xenarchaea as well.

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