Nerearchaeum marumarumayae
| Nerearchaeum marumarumayae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Promethearchaeati |
| Phylum: | Promethearchaeota |
| Class: | Promethearchaeia |
| Order: | Promethearchaeales |
| Family: | Promethearchaeaceae |
| Genus: | Nerearchaeum |
| Species: | N. marumarumayae
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| Binomial name | |
| Nerearchaeum marumarumayae Nobs et al., 2026
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Nerearchaeum marumarumayae is a species of non-eukaryotic archaeon described in 2026, and a member of the taxonomic family Promethearchaeaceae.[1][2][3] The species forms a symbiosis with another microorganism, the bacterium Stromatodesulfovibrio nilemahensis.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Nobs, Stephanie-Jane; Johnson, Matthew D.; Williams, Timothy J.; Meltzer, Julia; Vázquez-Campos, Xabier; MacLeod, Fraser I.; Rowell, Keiran; Pitt, Miranda; Paul, Bindusmita; Shepherd, Doulin C.; Michie, Katharine A.; Duggin, Iain G.; Ghosal, Debnath; Burns, Brendan P. (2026-04-20). "An Asgard archaeon from a modern analog of ancient microbial mats". Current Biology. 36 (8): 2090–2103.e7. Bibcode:2026CBio...36.2090N. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.041. ISSN 0960-9822. PMID 41962538.
- ^ The Conversation (2026-04-10). "Strange Microbes Found in Shark Bay Could Reveal How Complex Life Began". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ "'First contact' that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists".
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