Asgard archaea are single cell marine microbes that contain branch like appendages and have genes that are similar to eukarya.

Thorarchaeota were discovered by analyzing estuary sediments obtained from the White Oak River in North Carolina.

[3] A PhD student at the University of Texas discovered new characteristics of Thorarchaeota that live under sediment and with anoxic properties.

The graduate students further proved that the archaea aided in the degradation of organic matter, fixation of inorganic carbon, and the reduction of sulfur.

[4] Thorarchaeota genomes that were obtained from the marine appeared to have diversity in metabolic pathways with the potential of degrading and up taking proteins and carbohydrates.