In
taxonomy
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
, the Thermoplasmatales are an
order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
of the
Thermoplasmata.
All are
acidophiles, growing optimally at pH below 2. ''
Picrophilus
In taxonomy, ''Picrophilus'' is an archaean genus of the family Picrophilaceae.
''Picrophilus'' is an extremely acidophile (organisms), acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophile (organisms), acidophilic org ...
'' is currently the most
acidophilic
Acidophiles or acidophilic organisms are those that thrive under highly acidic conditions (usually at pH 5.0 or below). These organisms can be found in different branches of the tree of life, including Archaea, Bacteria,Becker, A.Types of Bacteria ...
of all known organisms, being capable of growing at a pH of -0.06. Many of these organisms do not contain a cell wall, although this is not true in the case of ''
Picrophilus
In taxonomy, ''Picrophilus'' is an archaean genus of the family Picrophilaceae.
''Picrophilus'' is an extremely acidophile (organisms), acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophile (organisms), acidophilic org ...
''. Most members of the Thermotoplasmata are
thermophilic.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)
and
National Center for Biotechnology Information
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(NCBI).
See also
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List of Archaea genera
This article lists the genera of the Archaea. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
Phylogeny
National Center for ...
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External links
Archaea taxonomic orders
Euryarchaeota
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