Biology:Cenarchaeum symbiosum

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Short description: Species of archaeon

Cenarchaeum symbiosum
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Axinella polypoides by Line1
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C. symbiosum
Binomial name
Cenarchaeum symbiosum

Cenarchaeum symbiosum is a species of Archaea in the genus Cenarchaeum, in the phylum Nitrososphaerota in the domain Archaea. C. symbiosum is psychrophilic and is found inhabiting marine sponges.[1]

Genome

The genome of C. symbiosum is estimated to be 2.02 Million bp in length, with a predicted amount of 2011 genes.[2]

Ecology

Cenarchaeum symbiosum is a psychrophillic organism capable of surviving and proliferating at low temperatures usually ranging from 7-19 Celsius. C. symbiosum has a symbiotic relationship with certain varieties of sponge species, usually living in 10-20 meter depths, typically near California.

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Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q5058785 entry