Nanoarchaeum equitans
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Nanoarchaeum equitans is a tiny symbiotic archaeon known for its extremely small genome and dependence on its host Ignicoccus for many essential metabolic functions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nanoarchaeum equitans canonical | 7 |
| Nanoarchaeum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2331084 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nanoarchaeum equitans Context triple: [Nanoarchaeota, notableSpecies, Nanoarchaeum equitans]
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A.
Nanoarchaeota
Nanoarchaeota is a phylum of ultra-small, symbiotic archaea known for their reduced genomes and association with other archaeal hosts in extreme environments.
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B.
Korarchaeota
Korarchaeota are a deeply branching, poorly understood lineage of Archaea typically found in high-temperature environments and known mainly from environmental DNA rather than cultivated representatives.
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C.
Ignicoccus hospitalis
Ignicoccus hospitalis is a hyperthermophilic archaeon that thrives in extremely hot, sulfur-rich environments and is notable for its unique cell envelope and symbiotic association with the nanoarchaeon Nanoarchaeum equitans.
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D.
Sulfolobus solfataricus
Sulfolobus solfataricus is a thermoacidophilic archaeon commonly found in volcanic hot springs, widely used as a model organism for studying extremophile biology and archaeal molecular processes.
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E.
Nitrosopumilus
Nitrosopumilus is a genus of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea that plays a key role in the global nitrogen cycle, particularly in oceanic environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nanoarchaeum equitans Target entity description: Nanoarchaeum equitans is a tiny symbiotic archaeon known for its extremely small genome and dependence on its host Ignicoccus for many essential metabolic functions.
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A.
Nanoarchaeota
Nanoarchaeota is a phylum of ultra-small, symbiotic archaea known for their reduced genomes and association with other archaeal hosts in extreme environments.
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B.
Korarchaeota
Korarchaeota are a deeply branching, poorly understood lineage of Archaea typically found in high-temperature environments and known mainly from environmental DNA rather than cultivated representatives.
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C.
Ignicoccus hospitalis
Ignicoccus hospitalis is a hyperthermophilic archaeon that thrives in extremely hot, sulfur-rich environments and is notable for its unique cell envelope and symbiotic association with the nanoarchaeon Nanoarchaeum equitans.
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D.
Sulfolobus solfataricus
Sulfolobus solfataricus is a thermoacidophilic archaeon commonly found in volcanic hot springs, widely used as a model organism for studying extremophile biology and archaeal molecular processes.
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E.
Nitrosopumilus
Nitrosopumilus is a genus of marine ammonia-oxidizing archaea that plays a key role in the global nitrogen cycle, particularly in oceanic environments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeon
ⓘ
microorganism ⓘ symbiont ⓘ |
| authority |
Huber et al. 2002
ⓘ
linked to:
Huber
|
| binomialName | Nanoarchaeum equitans ⓘ |
| cellDiameter | about 400 nm ⓘ |
| cellEnvelope | S-layer ⓘ |
| cellShape | coccoid ⓘ |
| cellType | prokaryote ⓘ |
| cellularAssociationWithHost | attached to the surface of Ignicoccus cells ⓘ |
| class |
Nanoarchaeia
ⓘ
linked to:
Nanoarchaeota
|
| discoveredBy |
Harald Huber
ⓘ
Karl O. Stetter ⓘ |
| discoveryCountry | Iceland ⓘ |
| discoveryLocation | Kolbeinsey Ridge hydrothermal vent field ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| domain | Archaea ⓘ |
| energyMetabolism | lacks complete pathways for ATP synthesis ⓘ |
| family |
Nanoarchaeaceae
ⓘ
linked to:
Nanoarchaeota
|
| genomeFeature |
high coding density
ⓘ
reduced metabolic gene content ⓘ |
| genomeSize |
approximately 0.49 megabase pairs
ⓘ
approximately 490,000 base pairs ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular DNA ⓘ |
| genus |
Nanoarchaeum
ⓘ
linked to:
Nanoarchaeum equitans
|
| habitat |
marine hydrothermal vents
ⓘ
submarine hot springs near Iceland ⓘ |
| host | Ignicoccus hospitalis ⓘ |
| hostDependency |
depends on Ignicoccus for many essential metabolic functions
ⓘ
linked to:
Ignicoccus
|
| kingdom | Archaea ⓘ |
| lifestyle |
obligate parasite
ⓘ
obligate symbiont ⓘ |
| metabolism |
cannot synthesize most amino acids
ⓘ
cannot synthesize most nucleotides ⓘ lacks genes for many core metabolic pathways ⓘ relies on host for lipids ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extremely small genome
ⓘ
obligate symbiosis with Ignicoccus ⓘ one of the smallest known cellular organisms ⓘ |
| optimalGrowthTemperature | around 90 °C ⓘ |
| order |
Nanoarchaeales
ⓘ
linked to:
Nanoarchaeota
|
| oxygenRequirement | anaerobic ⓘ |
| phylogeneticSignificance | represents a deeply branching archaeal lineage ⓘ |
| phylum | Nanoarchaeota ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| researchUse | model organism for minimal cellular life ⓘ |
| ribosomalRNA | 16S rRNA gene used for phylogenetic placement ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperaturePreference | hyperthermophilic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nanoarchaeum equitans Description of subject: Nanoarchaeum equitans is a tiny symbiotic archaeon known for its extremely small genome and dependence on its host Ignicoccus for many essential metabolic functions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Nanoarchaeum equitans