| "Candidatus Altarchaeum" | |
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| Scientific classification (Candidatus) | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Nanobdellati corrig. Seitz et al., 2016 |
| Phylum: | "Altarchaeota" corrig. Probst et al., 2014 |
| Order: | "Altarchaeales" corrig. Probst et al., 2014 |
| Family: | "Altarchaeaceae" corrig. Probst et al., 2014 |
| Genus: | "Ca. Altarchaeum" corrig. Probst et al., 2014 |
| Type species | |
| "Ca. Altarchaeum hamiconexum" corrig. Probst et al. 2014 | |
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"Candidatus Altarchaeum" is a monotypic genus of ultra-small archaea. It contains the sole species "Ca. Altarchaeum hamiconexum". It is in the monotypic family "Altarchaeaceae", monotypic order "Altarchaeales" and monotypic phylum "Altarchaeota".