List of Archaea genera

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This article lists the genera of the Archaea.

The following genus of the Archaea has not been assigned to a phylum:

• Genus Halostagnum

Contents 1 Phylum Crenarchaeota 1.1 Class Thermoprotei 1.1.1 Order Caldisphaerales 1.1.1.1 Family Caldisphaeraceae 1.1.2 Order Cenarchaeales 1.1.2.1 Family Cenarchaeaceae 1.1.3 Order Desulfurococcales 1.1.3.1 Family Desulfurococcaceae 1.1.3.2 Family Pyrodictiaceae 1.1.4 Order Nitrosopumilales 1.1.4.1 Family Nitrosopumilaceae 1.1.5 Order Sulfolobales 1.1.5.1 Family Sulfolobaceae 1.1.6 Order Thermoproteales 1.1.6.1 Family Thermofilaceae 1.1.6.2 Family Thermoproteaceae 2 Phylum Euryarchaeota 2.1 Class Archaeoglobi 2.1.1 Order Archaeoglobales 2.1.1.1 Family Archaeoglobaceae 2.2 Class Halobacteria 2.2.1 Order Halobacteriales 2.2.1.1 Family Halobacteriaceae 2.3 Class Methanobacteria 2.3.1 Order Methanobacteriales 2.3.1.1 Family Methanobacteriaceae 2.3.1.2 Family Methanothermaceae 2.4 Class Methanococci 2.4.1 Order Methanococcales 2.4.1.1 Family Methanocaldococcaceae 2.4.1.2 Family Methanococcaceae 2.5 Class Methanomicrobia 2.5.1 Order Methanomicrobiales 2.5.1.1 Family Methanocorpusculaceae 2.5.1.2 Family Methanomicrobiaceae 2.5.1.3 Family Methanospirillaceae 2.5.2 Order Methanosarcinales 2.5.2.1 Family Methanosaetaceae 2.5.2.2 Family Methanosarcinaceae 2.6 Class Methanopyri 2.6.1 Order Methanopyrales 2.6.1.1 Family Methanopyraceae 2.7 Class Thermococci 2.7.1 Order Thermococcales 2.7.1.1 Family Thermococcaceae 2.8 Class Thermoplasmata 2.8.1 Order Thermoplasmatales 2.8.1.1 Family Ferroplasmaceae 2.8.1.2 Family Picrophilaceae 2.8.1.3 Family Thermoplasmataceae 3 Phylum Korarchaeota 4 Phylum Nanoarchaeota

[edit] Phylum Crenarchaeota

This section lists the genera of Archaea within the Phylum Crenarchaeota.

[edit] Class Thermoprotei

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Thermoprotei.

[edit] Order Caldisphaerales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Caldisphaerales.

[edit] Family Caldisphaeraceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Caldisphaeraceae.

• Genus Caldisphaera

[edit] Order Cenarchaeales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Cenarchaeales.

[edit] Family Cenarchaeaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Cenarchaeaceae.

• Genus Cenarchaeum

[edit] Order Desulfurococcales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Desulfurococcales.

The following two genera of the Desulfurococcales have not been assigned to a family:

• Genus Caldococcus
• Genus Ignisphaera

[edit] Family Desulfurococcaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Desulfurococcaceae.

• Genus Acidilobus
• Genus Acidococcus
• Genus Aeropyrum
• Genus Desulfurococcus
• Genus Ignicoccus
• Genus Staphylothermus
• Genus Stetteria
• Genus Sulfophobococcus
• Genus Thermodiscus
• Genus Thermosphaera

[edit] Family Pyrodictiaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Pyrodictiaceae.

• Genus Geogemma
• Genus Hyperthermus
• Genus Pyrodictium
• Genus Pyrolobus

[edit] Order Nitrosopumilales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Nitrosopumilales.

[edit] Family Nitrosopumilaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Nitrosopumilaceae.

• Genus Candidatus Nitrosopumilus

[edit] Order Sulfolobales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Sulfolobales.

[edit] Family Sulfolobaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Sulfolobaceae.

• Genus Acidianus
• Genus Metallosphaera
• Genus Stygiolobus
• Genus Sulfolobus
• Genus Sulfurisphaera

[edit] Order Thermoproteales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Thermoproteales.

[edit] Family Thermofilaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Thermofilaceae.

• Genus Thermofilum

[edit] Family Thermoproteaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Thermoproteaceae.

• Genus Caldivirga
• Genus Pyrobaculum
• Genus Thermocladium
• Genus Thermoproteus
• Genus Vulcanisaeta

[edit] Phylum Euryarchaeota

This section lists the genera of Archaea within the Phylum Euryarchaeota.

The following genus of the Euryarchaeota has not been assigned to a class:

• Genus Aciduliprofundum

[edit] Class Archaeoglobi

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Archaeoglobi.

[edit] Order Archaeoglobales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Archaeoglobales.

[edit] Family Archaeoglobaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Archaeoglobaceae.

• Genus Archaeoglobus
• Genus Ferroglobus
• Genus Geoglobus

[edit] Class Halobacteria

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Halobacteria.

[edit] Order Halobacteriales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Halobacteriales.

[edit] Family Halobacteriaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Halobacteriaceae.

• Genus Haladaptatus
• Genus Halalkalicoccus
• Genus Haloalcalophilium
• Genus Haloarcula
• Genus Halobacterium
• Genus Halobaculum
• Genus Halobiforma
• Genus Halococcus
• Genus Haloferax
• Genus Halogeometricum
• Genus Halomicrobium
• Genus Halopiger
• Genus Haloplanus
• Genus Haloquadra
• Genus Halorhabdus
• Genus Halorubrum
• Genus Halosarcina
• Genus Halosimplex
• Genus Haloterrigena
• Genus Halovivax
• Genus Natrialba
• Genus Natrinema
• Genus Natronobacterium
• Genus Natronococcus
• Genus Natronolimnobius
• Genus Natronomonas
• Genus Natronorubrum

[edit] Class Methanobacteria

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Methanobacteria.

[edit] Order Methanobacteriales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Methanobacteriales.

The following two genera of the Methanomicrobiales have not been assigned to a family:

• Genus Candidatus Methanoregula
• Genus Methanocalculus

[edit] Family Methanobacteriaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanobacteriaceae.

• Genus Methanobacterium
• Genus Methanobrevibacter
• Genus Methanosphaera
• Genus Methanothermobacter

[edit] Family Methanothermaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanothermaceae.

• Genus Methanothermus

[edit] Class Methanococci

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Methanococci.

[edit] Order Methanococcales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Methanococcales.

[edit] Family Methanocaldococcaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanocaldococcaceae.

• Genus Methanocaldococcus
• Genus Methanotorris

[edit] Family Methanococcaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanococcaceae.

• Genus Methanococcus
• Genus Methanothermococcus

[edit] Class Methanomicrobia

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Methanomicrobia.

[edit] Order Methanomicrobiales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Methanomicrobiales.

[edit] Family Methanocorpusculaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanocorpusculaceae.

• Genus Methanocorpusculum

[edit] Family Methanomicrobiaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanomicrobiaceae.

• Genus Methanoculleus
• Genus Methanofollis
• Genus Methanogenium
• Genus Methanolacinia
• Genus Methanomicrobium
• Genus Methanoplanus

[edit] Family Methanospirillaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanospirillaceae.

• Genus Methanospirillum

[edit] Order Methanosarcinales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Methanosarcinales.

[edit] Family Methanosaetaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanosaetaceae.

• Genus Methanosaeta

[edit] Family Methanosarcinaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanosarcinaceae.

• Genus Methanimicrococcus
• Genus Methanococcoides
• Genus Methanohalobium
• Genus Methanohalophilus
• Genus Methanolobus
• Genus Methanomethylovorans
• Genus Methanosalsum
• Genus Methanosarcina

[edit] Class Methanopyri

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Methanopyri.

[edit] Order Methanopyrales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Methanopyrales.

[edit] Family Methanopyraceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Methanopyraceae.

• Genus Methanopyrus

[edit] Class Thermococci

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Thermococci.

[edit] Order Thermococcales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Thermococcales.

[edit] Family Thermococcaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Thermococcaceae.

• Genus Palaeococcus
• Genus Pyrococcus
• Genus Thermococcus

[edit] Class Thermoplasmata

This subsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Class Thermoplasmata.

[edit] Order Thermoplasmatales

This subsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Order Thermoplasmatales.

[edit] Family Ferroplasmaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Ferroplasmaceae.

• Genus Ferroplasma

[edit] Family Picrophilaceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Picrophilaceae.

• Genus Picrophilus

[edit] Family Thermoplasmataceae

This subsubsubsection lists the genera of Archaea within the Family Thermoplasmataceae.

• Genus Thermoplasma

[edit] Phylum Korarchaeota

This section lists the genera of Archaea within the Phylum Korarchaeota.

Only environmental samples of the Korarchaeota have been studied.

[edit] Phylum Nanoarchaeota

This section lists the genera of Archaea within the Phylum Nanoarchaeota.

The following genus of the Nanoarchaeota has not been assigned to a class:

• Genus Nanoarchaeum