cenancestors

Noun

cenancestor (plural cenancestors)

1. The last ancestor common of two or more lineages, especially the last universal common ancestor of all life.
   • If Gram-positive Bacteria and Archaea did diverge first from the cenancestor, then it would be reasonable to assume that these groups should be monophyletic.2000, Fergus G. Priest, Michael Goodfellow (editors), Applied Microbial Systematics, page 35

   Synonyms:

   concestor, last common ancestor, last universal ancestor, last universal common ancestor, LCA, LUA, LUCA