Euryarchaeota

Euryarchaeota
Halobacterium sp. strain NRC-1, each cell about 5 µm in length.
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: "Euryarchaeota" [1]
Classes

Euryarchaeota (Phylum)

Thaumarchaeota (Phylum)

Synonyms
  • Euryarchaeota Woese et al. 1990
  • Euryarchaeota Garrity and Holt 2002
  • not Euryarchaeota Cavalier-Smith 2002

In the taxonomy of microorganisms, the Euryarchaeota (Greek "broad old quality") are a phylum of the Archaea.[2][3][4]

The Euryarchaeota include the methanogens, which produce methane and are often found in intestines, the halobacteria, which survive extreme concentrations of salt, and some extremely thermophilic aerobes and anaerobes. They are separated from the other archaeans based mainly on rRNA sequences.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[5] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[6] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 121 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.[7]



?Aciduliprofundum booneiReysenbach et al. 2006



?Nanohaloarchaea



Methanopyrus kandleri




Methanococcales



Eurythermea

Thermococcaceae



Thermoplasmata



Neobacteria

Methanobacteriales




Archaeoglobaceae


Halomebacteria

Methanomicrobia



Halobacteriaceae








Notes:
♠ Strain found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

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