title: Thermoplasmataceae
text: # Thermoplasmataceae
  
  In taxonomy, the Thermoplasmataceae are a family of the Thermoplasmatales. It contains only one genus, Thermoplasma. All species within Thermoplasmataceae are thermoacidophiles, and they grow at a temperature of 60°C and pH 2. They were isolated from hydrothermal vents, fumaroles and similar environments.
  
  ## Phylogeny
  
  The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
  
  | 16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022 | 53 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214 |
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  | Thermoplasmatales Thermoplasmataceae Thermoplasma Thermogymnomonas Cuniculiplasmataceae Cuniculiplasma Picrophilaceae Picrophilus Ferroplasmataceae Acidiplasma Ferroplasma | Thermoplasmatales Thermoplasma Darland et al. 1970 Cuniculiplasma corrig. Golyshina et al. 2016 Thermogymnomonas Itoh, Yoshikawa & Takashina 2007 Picrophilus Schleper et al. 1996 Acidiplasma corrig. Golyshina et al. 2009 Ferroplasma Golyshina et al. 2000 Thermoplasmataceae |
  