It was introduced in 2015 after the identification of a candidate genome ("Lokiarchaeum") in a metagenomic analysis of a sediment sample taken near a site known as Loki's Castle on Gakkel Ridge in the mid Atlantic Ocean.
It was introduced in 2015 after the identification of a candidate genome ("Lokiarchaeum") in a metagenomic analysis of a sediment sample. This sediment sample was taken near a site. This site was known as Loki's Castle on Gakkel Ridge in the mid Atlantic Ocean.