Illustration representing Asgardarchaeota (Asgardarchaeota)
Phylum

Asgardarchaeota

Asgardarchaeota

6 species in this taxon

phylum of Archaea, possible ancestors of Eukaryotes Asgardarchaeota (Asgardarchaeota) is a phylum containing organisms that share fundamental body plan characteristics. It contains 4 classs with 6 known species. This includes the class groups Heimdallarchaeia, Jordarchaeia, Lokiarchaeia, and Sifarchaeia. It belongs to Archaea (Archaea).

Child Taxa