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Classification of Archaea Phylum Classification
Takashi Nakada
12 September 2010
Kingdom Phylum Class Order
Euryarchaeota Euryarchaeota Methanobacteria Methanobacteriales
Methanococci Methanococcales
"Methanomicrobia" Methanomicrobiales
Methanosarcinales
Methanocellales
Halobacteria Halobacteriales
Thermoplasmata Picrophilales
Archaeoglobi Archaeoglobales
Methanopyri Methanopyrales
Thermococci Thermococcales
Crenarchaeota Crenarchaeota Thermoprotei Thermoproteales
Desulfurococcales
Sulfolobales
Acidilobales
Fervidicoccales
Incertae sedis Thaumarchaeota Class unnamed Cenarchaeales

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