Thermotogae

Thermotogae
Phase-contrast micrograph of Tepiditoga spiralis strain sy52T. The ‘toga’ structure is indicated by open arrow
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Thermotogati
Phylum: Thermotogota
Reysenbach 2021
Class: Thermotogae
Reysenbach 2002
Orders
Synonyms
  • Thermotogota:
    • "Synthermota" Cavalier-Smith 2020
    • "Thermotogae" Reysenbach 2001
    • "Thermotogaeota" Oren et al. 2015
    • "Thermotogota" Whitman et al. 2018
  • Thermotogae:
    • "Thermotogia" Cavalier-Smith 2020
    • Togobacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002

The Thermotogae is a class of kingdom Thermotogati and domain Bacteria. It is the sole class in the phylum Thermotogota. The class Thermotogae is composed of Gram-negative staining, anaerobic, and mostly thermophilic and hyperthermophilic bacteria.

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