thaumarchaeote

English

Noun

thaumarchaeote (plural thaumarchaeotes)

1. Any archaeon of the phylum Thaumarchaeota^ws.

   Synonym: thaumarchaea

   • 2012, Mikel A. Becerro, Advances in Sponge Science, page 316:

     The presence of thaumarchaeotes in sponges was first established in Axinella mexicana where Cenarchaeum symbiosum comprises 65% of the microbial biomass (Preston et al., 1996).

Derived terms

• thaumarchaeotal
• thaumarchaeotic
• thaumarcheotal