Archaea

See also: archaea

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Archea (common misspelling)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀρχαῖα (arkhaîa, “ancient”), neuter plural of ἀρχαῖος (arkhaîos, “ancient”).

Proper noun

Archaea

1. Single-celled organisms lacking nuclei, formerly called archaebacteria, but now known to differ fundamentally from bacteria.
   1. A taxonomic domain.
   2. A taxonomic kingdom within the superkingdom Prokaryota.

Synonyms

• Archaebacteria, Korarchaeota, Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota

Hyponyms

• (domain): Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota, Korarchaeota, Nanoarchaeota, Thaumarchaeota – phyla
• (kingdom): Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota – phyla

Coordinate terms

• (kingdom in Prokaryota): Bacteria

Derived terms

• archaeal
• archaean
• archaeon

References

• Archaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Archaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Archaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Archaea at the Tree of Life Web Project