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Tara Mahendrarajah

Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea ResearchORCID 0000-0001-7032-6581Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Evolutionary BiologyNature CommunicationsPeer-reviewedAug 13, 2026

Phylogenetic reconciliation supports a methanogenic ancestor of the Archaea and a derived origin for host-associated lineages

Wen-Cong Huang, Nina Dombrowski, Tara Mahendrarajah…·Anja Spang

The paper uses phylogenetic methods to determine the root of the Archaea, finding support for a methanogenic ancestor and a derived origin for host-associated lineages.

DOI 10.1038/s41467-026-76386-7

statistical modelphylogenetics / evolution

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