There is a long standing argument about whether Archaea are either. I think that the current received wisdom is the so-called three kingdom division into Acheae, Bacteria and Eukaryota.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea for a popularized account. On Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 1:30 AM, brian m. carlson < sand...@crustytoothpaste.net> wrote: > On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 01:17:10AM +0200, Steffen Moeller wrote: > > * Package name : snap > > * URL : http://homepage.mac.com/iankorf/ > > * License : GPL > > Description : gene finding with HMMs in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes > > It's my understanding (and correct me if I'm wrong) that cells are > either eukaryotic or prokaryotic; there isn't a third class. If so, > it's probably better to use a term that includes both, since as it reads > now, it implies that it handles these two types, but not some unknown > third. > > -- > brian m. carlson / brian with sandals: Houston, Texas, US > +1 832 623 2791 | http://www.crustytoothpaste.net/~bmc | My opinion only > OpenPGP: RSA v4 4096b: 88AC E9B2 9196 305B A994 7552 F1BA 225C 0223 B187 >
