Acidiplasma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Thermoplasmata |
Order: | Thermoplasmatales |
Family: | Ferroplasmaceae |
Genus: | Acidiplasma |
Type species | |
A. aeolicum |
Acidiplasma is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).
The name Acidiplasma derives from:
New Latin neuter gender n acidum, an acid; Greek neuter gender noun plasma (πλάσμα), something shaped or moulded; New Latin neuter gender noun Acidiplasma, an acid-living form.
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely