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Crenarchaeota
Life   Archaea

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Overview
A major and diverse group of archaeans, defined on the basis of rRNA base sequences. Many are extremophiles (inhabit extreme environments), but the group may also be the most abundant archaeans in the marine environment.

Phylogeny

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Acknowledgements
  • Ashley MacDonald, University of Georgia, Athens
  • Amberlie McKee, University of Georgia, Athens

I thank John Pickering for his assistance with the development of this page.


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