Sulfolobaceae

Sulfolobaceae
Sulfolobus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Proteoarchaeota
Superphylum: TACK group
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Class: Thermoprotei
Order: Sulfolobales
Family: Sulfolobaceae
Stetter 1989
Genera

Sulfolobaceae are a family of the Sulfolobales belonging to the domain Archaea. The family consists of several genera adapted to survive environmental niches with extreme temperature and low pH conditions.[1]

  1. ^ Sayers; et al. "Sulfolobaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2011-06-05.