Thermoplasmata

 ( Archaea Classes ) 

Thermoplasmata is a class of in the phylum Thermoplasmatota.

All are , growing optimally at pH below 2. Picrophilus is currently the most acidophile 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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Phylogeny The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

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See also

• List of Archaea genera

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Further reading

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Scientific journals

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Scientific books

• AL Reysenbach (2025). 9780387987712, Springer Verlag. ISBN 9780387987712
• Garrity GM (2025). 9780387987712, Springer Verlag. ISBN 9780387987712

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