I had a funny thought while looking at my list today. How many taxonomic KINGDOMS did I cover in my local area? FTR, the iNat list of kingdoms: -animalia -plantae -fungi -chromista -protozoa -bacteria -viruses -archaea To my great surprise, I discovered that I have RG observations in all b…

Global total of RG level archaea obs? Sixteen. I’ve started trying to learn more about this ‘lost kingdom’ which in a way, is exactly what the world of science has been formally try to do in the last six decades. Some of my initial findings? The archean microbes seem to be a treasure trove for gen…

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi and Protozoa (my only protozoan so far is this one )

[image] broacher: Their role in health and in particular, immunology is becoming more and more a research focus My microbiology professor said that due to the many similarities between archaean and eukaryotic cells, they might actually be the cause of some of the “autoimmune” diseases, rather…

[image] broacher: Global total of RG level archaea obs? Sixteen. Of only 5 species. Halobacterium salinarum – Hypersaline lakes, salterns - and foods preserved by salting. Saccharolobus solfataricus – Volcanoes and hot springs around 80 degrees Celsius Caldisphaera lagunensis – Hot springs…

I have five kingdoms. I will not be seeing the sixth kingdom. Maybe in the highly salted preserved food, but I’m not eating that.

[image] jasonhernandez74: So it would appear that i’m not going to find these in my backyard or down at the swimming beach See, here’s the thing that I think I’ve found about these microbes. They make up the bulk of extremophiles, being able to survive at temperatures, acid and salt levels th…

Have you checked for iNat obs there? Maybe - you can put up your photos with a comment ‘this… was seen nearby’

I think it’s definitely worth exploring! What a great idea. Is there a college near you that could assist you with this? Or maybe an agency that does soil testing in your area? This came up in a Google search and may be of interest: Effects of road salt on microbial communities: Halophiles as b…

Oh yeah, there’s nothing at all nearby, and there are just three observations for this kingdom in the whole province. None have made research, I noticed. Hm. I might start with those observers and see what they’ve already tried to do for an ID, though they’re all fairly old so I think it might just…

I’ve got everything but Viruses and Archaea. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find some Archaea?

Kingdoms come: how many in your list?

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