Aigarchaeota
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Aigarchaeota is a proposed phylum of archaea, often found in high-temperature environments, that forms part of the broader TACK superphylum of archaeal lineages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aigarchaeota canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8813509 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aigarchaeota Context triple: [TACK superphylum, includesTaxon, Aigarchaeota]
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A.
Korarchaeota
Korarchaeota are a deeply branching, poorly understood lineage of Archaea typically found in high-temperature environments and known mainly from environmental DNA rather than cultivated representatives.
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B.
Euryarchaeota
Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
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C.
Thaumarchaeota
Thaumarchaeota are a phylum of Archaea known primarily for their role in ammonia oxidation and global nitrogen cycling in diverse environments.
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D.
Crenarchaeota
Crenarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes many thermophilic and chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms commonly found in extreme environments such as hot springs and deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
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E.
Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications)
Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications) is a proposed major archaeal clade that encompasses several deep-branching lineages thought to be closely related to the ancestors of eukaryotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Aigarchaeota Target entity description: Aigarchaeota is a proposed phylum of archaea, often found in high-temperature environments, that forms part of the broader TACK superphylum of archaeal lineages.
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A.
Korarchaeota
Korarchaeota are a deeply branching, poorly understood lineage of Archaea typically found in high-temperature environments and known mainly from environmental DNA rather than cultivated representatives.
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B.
Euryarchaeota
Euryarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes diverse microorganisms such as many methanogens, extreme halophiles, and some thermophiles.
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C.
Thaumarchaeota
Thaumarchaeota are a phylum of Archaea known primarily for their role in ammonia oxidation and global nitrogen cycling in diverse environments.
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D.
Crenarchaeota
Crenarchaeota is a major phylum of Archaea that includes many thermophilic and chemolithoautotrophic microorganisms commonly found in extreme environments such as hot springs and deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
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E.
Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications)
Proteoarchaeota (in some classifications) is a proposed major archaeal clade that encompasses several deep-branching lineages thought to be closely related to the ancestors of eukaryotes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeal phylum
ⓘ
proposed taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | TACK archaea ⓘ |
| cellStructure | lacks membrane-bound organelles ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| cellWall | archaeal cell envelope ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | environmental 16S rRNA gene surveys ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | participates in biogeochemical cycling in geothermal systems ⓘ |
| geneticFeature | shares genes with other TACK archaea ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular DNA ⓘ |
| hasRepresentative | Candidatus Caldiarchaeum subterraneum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA | thermophilic archaeal lineage ⓘ |
| knownFrom |
metagenomic data
ⓘ
uncultivated lineages ⓘ |
| lipidType | ether-linked membrane lipids ⓘ |
| metabolism | chemolithoautotrophic (in many representatives) ⓘ |
| namingConvention | name derived from Greek "aigaios" (related to thermal springs) in some etymologies ⓘ |
| oxygenRelationship | often microaerophilic or anaerobic ⓘ |
| partOf |
TACK group of archaea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
TACK superphylum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bathyarchaeota
NERFINISHED
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Crenarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Korarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ Thaumarchaeota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | asexual reproduction ⓘ |
| status | not universally accepted as formal phylum ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | phylum ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | thermophilic ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
geothermal systems
ⓘ
high-temperature environments ⓘ hot springs ⓘ subsurface hydrothermal environments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aigarchaeota Description of subject: Aigarchaeota is a proposed phylum of archaea, often found in high-temperature environments, that forms part of the broader TACK superphylum of archaeal lineages.
Referenced by (1)
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