Living Beings

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    Thermoplasmataceae

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    Source-identified Thermoplasma acidophilum; Electron-microscopy image; source attribution retained as recorded by Commons. Framed for display
    Thermoplasma acidophilum · Victor Wong (according to recision history) · CC BY 3.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainArchaea
    3. KingdomMethanobacteriati
    4. PhylumThermoplasmatota
    5. ClassThermoplasmata
    6. OrderThermoplasmatales
    7. FamilyThermoplasmataceae
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Archaea domain
    3. Methanobacteriati kingdom
    4. Thermoplasmatota phylum
    5. Thermoplasmata class
    6. Thermoplasmatales order
    7. Thermoplasmataceae family

    NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

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    Principal members

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    Thermoplasma · genus

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    Source-identified Thermoplasma acidophilum; Electron-microscopy image; source attribution retained as recorded by Commons. Framed for display
    Species · Thermoplasma

    Thermoplasma acidophilum

    Thermoplasma acidophilum

    Thermoplasma acidophilum is an archaeon adapted to hot, acidic conditions. Unlike many microorganisms, it lacks a rigid cell wall and is bounded …