Thermoplasmata

Thermoplasmata
Cuniculiplasma divulgatum
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Thermoplasmatota
Class: Thermoplasmata
Reysenbach, 2002
Orders
  • "Aciduliprofundales"
  • "Gimiplasmatales"
  • "Halarchaeoplasmatales"
  • "Lunaplasmatales"
  • "Lutacidiplasmatales"
  • Methanomassiliicoccales
  • "Proteinoplasmatales"
  • "Sysuiplasmatales"
  • Thermoplasmatales
  • "Yaplasmatales"
Synonyms
  • Picrophilea Cavalier-Smith 2002
  • "Thermoplasmatia" Oren, Parte & Garrity 2016
  • "Thermoplasmia" Cavalier-Smith 2020

Thermoplasmata is a class of archaeans in the phylum Thermoplasmatota.

All are acidophiles, growing optimally at pH below 2. Picrophilus is currently the most acidophilic of all known organisms growing at a minimum pH of 0.06. Many of these organisms do not contain a cell wall, although this is not true in the case of Picrophilus. Most members of Thermoplasmata are thermophilic.

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