Proteoarchaeota

"Proteoarchaeota"
Proteoarchaeon Sulfolobus infected with specific virus STSV-1
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Clade: "Proteoarchaeota"
Petitjean et al. 2014
Kingdoms
Synonyms
  • "Crenarchaeida" Luketa 2012
  • "Crenarchaeota" Woese, Kandler & Wheelis 1990

"Proteoarchaeota" is a proposed archaeal clade thought to be ancestral to the eukaryotes.