Thermoplasmatales
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In taxonomy
, the Thermoplasmatales are an order
of the Thermoplasmata
. All are acidophile
s, 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 of members of the Thermotoplasmata are thermophilic.
Alpha taxonomy
Alpha taxonomy is the discipline concerned with finding, describing and naming species of living or fossil organisms. This field is supported by institutions holding collections of these organisms, with relevant data, carefully curated: such institutes include natural history museums, herbaria and...
, the Thermoplasmatales are an order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
of the Thermoplasmata
Thermoplasmata
In taxonomy, the Thermoplasmata are a class of the Euryarchaeota.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...
. All are acidophile
Acidophile
Acidophile may refer to:* Acidophile * Acidophile...
s, growing optimally at pH below 2. Picrophilus
Picrophilus
In taxonomy, Picrophilus is an archaean genus of the family Picrophilaceae.Picrophilus is an extremely acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophilic organisms currently known, with the ability to grow at a pH of -0.06. They are obligate acidophiles and are unable...
is currently the most acidophilic
Acidophile
Acidophile may refer to:* Acidophile * 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
Picrophilus
In taxonomy, Picrophilus is an archaean genus of the family Picrophilaceae.Picrophilus is an extremely acidophilic genus within Euryarchaeota. These microbes are the most acidophilic organisms currently known, with the ability to grow at a pH of -0.06. They are obligate acidophiles and are unable...
. Most of members of the Thermotoplasmata are thermophilic.