Lokiarchaeum
candidate genus of archaea
"Candidatus Lokiarchaeum" is the first discovered genus of Promethearchaeati, the kingdom from which eukaryotes emerged. It belongs to the family Promethearchaeaceae and contains the species "Ca. Lokiarchaeum primum" and "Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum".
Taxonomy
"Ca. Lokiarchaeum" was described in 2015 and was assigned to the phylum "Lokiarchaeota". In 2017, "Lokiarchaeota" was assigned to the superphylum "Asgard", as well as other phyla. Later, the superphylum "Asgard" was de-ranked to the phylum "Asgardarchaeota". In 2023, the species "Ca. Lokiarchaeum ossiferum" was described.
The public source identifies “Lokiarchaeum” as candidate genus of archaea. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Lokiarchaeum, candidate and genus.
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Datasets, specimens, observations and peer-reviewed methods provide the appropriate test for the technical claims summarized here. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q134837761. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 2015, 2017 and 2023.
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