Thermoplasmata

Thermoplasmata
Cuniculiplasma divulgatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Class: Thermoplasmata
Reysenbach 2002
Order
Synonyms
  • Picrophilea Cavalier-Smith 2002
  • "Thermoplasmatia" Oren, Parte & Garrity 2016
  • "Thermoplasmia" Cavalier-Smith 2020

In taxonomy, the Thermoplasmata are a class of the Euryarchaeota.[1]

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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