Thermoprotei

Thermoprotei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Crenarchaeota
Phylum:	Crenarchaeota Cavalier-Smith 2002
Class:	Thermoprotei Reysenbach, 2002
Orders
Acidilobales Prokofeva et al. 2009 Acidilobaceae Prokofeva et al. 2009 Caldisphaeraceae Prokofeva et al. 2009 Desulfurococcales Desulfurococcaceae Zillig and Stetter 1983 emend. Burggraf et al. 1997 Pyrodictiaceae Burggraf et al. 1997 Fervidicoccales Perevalova et al. 2010 Fervidicoccaceae Perevalova et al. 2010 Sulfolobales Stetter 1989 Sulfolobaceae Stetter 1989 Thermoproteales Zillig and Stetter 1982 emend. Burggraf et al. 1997 Thermofilaceae Burggraf et al. 1997 Thermoproteaceae Zillig and Stetter 1982 emend. Burggraf et al. 1997

In taxonomy, the Thermoprotei are a class of the Crenarchaeota (eocytes).^[1]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)^[3] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by The All-Species Living Tree Project ^[4]

Fervidicoccus Perevalova et al. 2010

?Thermogladius shockii ♠ Osburn & Amend 2011

Staphylothermus Stetter and Fiala 1986

Sulfophobococcus zilligii Hensel et al. 1997

	Thermosphaera aggregans Huber et al. 1998

	Desulfurococcus Zillig and Stetter 1983 emend. Perevalova et al. 2005

Ignicoccus Huber et al. 2000

	Caldisphaera Itoh et al. 2003

	Acidilobus Prokofeva et al. 2000 emend. Prokofeva et al. 2009

Stetteria hydrogenophila Jochimsen et al. 1998

	Thermodiscus maritimus Stetter 2003

	Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996

	?Geogemma ♠ Kashefki et al. 2006

	?Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1999

	Hyperthermus butylicus Zillig et al. 1991

	Pyrodictium Pley and Stetter 1991

Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006

?Sulfurococcus Golovacheva et al. 1995

Acidianus Segerer et al. 1986 emend. Plumb et al. 2007

	Acidianus brierleyi (Zillig et al. 1980) Segerer et al. 1986

	Metallosphaera Huber et al. 1989

Sulfolobus Brock et al. 1972 [incl. Stygiolobus azoricus & Sulfurisphaera ohwakuensis]

Thermofilum Zillig and Gierl 1983

	Caldivirga maquilingensis Itoh et al. 1999

	Thermocladium modestius Itoh et al. 1998

Vulcanisaeta Itoh et al. 2002

	?Thermoproteus uzoniensis ♦ Bonch-Osmolovskaya et al. 2001

	Thermoproteus tenax Zillig and Stetter 1982

	Pyrobaculum Huber et al. 1988 [incl. Thermoproteus neutrophilus]

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)
♦ Type strain lost or not available