Thermoplasmata

Taxobox
color = #F3E0E0
name = Thermoplasmata
domain = Archaea
phylum = Euryarchaeota
classis = Thermoplasmata
subdivision_ranks = Order
subdivision =
* Thermoplasmatales
synonyms =
* Thermoplasmata Reysenbach 2002

In taxonomy, the Thermoplasmata are a class of the Euryarchaeota. [See the NCBI [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=183967 webpage on Thermoplasmata] . Data extracted from the cite web | url=ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=National Center for Biotechnology Information | accessdate=2007-03-19]

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 Thermotoplasmata are thermophilic.

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