Archaea Back to Classification of
Life
Most Archaea are found in very extreme environments such as round rift vents
in the deep sea or in saline ponds at salt works.
ClassificationList from Garrity et al.
(2007).
Crenarchaeota |
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Thermoprotei |
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Order: Thermoproteales |
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Family: Thermoproteaceae
Includes genera Thermoproteus, Caldiverga, Pyrobaculum, Thermocladium,
Vulcanisaeta |
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Family: Thermofilaceae
One genus: Thermofilum |
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Order: Caldisphaerales
One genus: Caldisphaera |
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Order: Desulfurococcales |
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Family: Desulfurococcaceae
Includes genera: Desulfurococcus, Acidilobus, Aeropyrum, Ignicoccus,
Ignisphaera, Staphylothermus, Stetteria, Sulfophobococcus, Thermodiscus,
Thermosphaera |
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Family: Pyrodictiaceae
Includes genera: Pyrodictium, Hyperthermus, Pyrolobus, |
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Order: Sulfolobales |
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Family: Sulfolobaceae
Includes genera: Sulfolobus, Acidianus, Metallosphaera, Stygiolobus,
Sulfurisphaera, Sulfurococcus |
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Euryarchaeota |
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Methanobacteria |
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Order: Methanobacteriales |
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Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Incldues genera: Methanobacterium, Methanobrevibacter, Methanosphaera,
Methanothermobacter |
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Family: Methanothermaceae
One genus: Methanothermus |
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Methanococci |
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Order: Methanococcales |
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Family: Methanococcaceae
Includes genera: Methanococcus, Methanothermococcus |
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Family: Methanocaldococcaceae
Includes genera: Methanocaldococcus, Methanotorris |
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Methanomicrobia |
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Order: Methanomicrobiales |
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Family: Methanomicrobiaceae
Includes genera: Methanomicrobium, Methanoculleus, Methanofollis,
Methanogenium, Methanolacinia, Methanoplanus |
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Family: Methanocorpusculaceae
One genus: Methanocorpusculum |
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Family: Methanospirillaceae
One genus: Methanospirillum |
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Family uncertain
One genus: Methanocalculus |
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Order: Methanosarcinales |
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Family: Methanosarcinaceae
Includes genera: Methanosarcina, Methanococcoides, Methanohalobium,
Methanohalophilus, Methanolobus, Methanomethylovorans, Methanimicrococcus,
Methanosalsum |
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Family: Methanosaetaceae
Includes genera: Methanosaeta, Methanothrix |
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Class: Halobacteria |
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Order: Halobacteriales |
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Family: Halobacteriaceae
Includes genera: Halobacterium, Halalkalicoccus, Haloarcula, Halobaculum,
Halobiforma, Halococcus, Haloferax, Halogeometricum, Halomicrobium,
Halostagnicola, Halorhabdus, Halorubrum, Halosimplex, Haloterrigena,
Halovivax, Natrialba, Natrinema, Natronobacterium, Natronococcus,
Natronolimnobius, Natronomonas, Natronorubrum |
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Thermoplasmata |
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Order: Thermoplasmatales |
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Family: Thermoplasmataceae
One genus: Thermoplasma |
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Family: Picrophilaceae
One genus: Picrophilus |
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Family: Ferroplasmaceae
One genus: Ferroplasma |
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Thermococci |
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Order: Thermococcales |
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Family: Thermococcaceae
Includes genera: Thermococcus, Palaeococcus, Pyrococcus |
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Archaeoglobi |
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Order: Archaeoglobales |
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Family: Archaeoglobaceae
Includes genera: Archaeoglobus, Ferroglobus, Geoglobus |
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Methanopyri |
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Order: Methanopyrales |
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Family: Methanopyraceae
One genus: Methanopyrus |
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Publications
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Garrity, G.M., Lilburn, T.G., Cole, J.R., Harrison, S.H.,
Euzeby, J., and Tindall, B.J. 2007 Taxonomic Outline of the Bacteria and
Archaea, Release 7.7 Michigan State University Board of Trustees. DOI:
10.1601/TOBA7.7. Download.
Compiled by Hamish Robertson
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