Euryarchaeota

Synonyms

Archaeoglobi

Halobacteria

Methanobacteria

Methanoococci

Methanopyri

Thermococci

Thermoplasmata

A phylum of ARCHAEA comprising at least seven classes: Methanobacteria, Methanococci, Halobacteria (extreme halophiles), Archaeoglobi (sulfate-reducing species), Methanopyri, and the thermophiles: Thermoplasmata, and Thermococci.