Title: Archaebacteria Examples
Headings: Archaebacteria Examples
Archaebacteria Examples
Crenarchaeota Examples
Euryarchaeota Examples
Methanogen Examples
Halobacteriaceae Examples
Thermophiles Examples
Psychrophiles Examples
Other Archaebacteria Examples
Kingdoms of Life

Content: Archaeoglobus fulgidus
Archaeoglobus veneficus
Archaeoglobus profundus
Ferroglobus placidus
Halalkalicoccus jeotgali
Haloarcula hispanica
Haloarcula marismortui
Halobacterium salinarum
Halobiforma lacisalsi
Haloferax volcanii
Halogeometricum borinquense
Halomicrobium mukohataei
Halopiger xanaduensis
Haloquadratum walsbyi
Halorhabdus tiamatea
Halorhabdus utahensis
Halorubrum lacusprofundi
Haloterrigena turkmenica
Natrialba asiatica
Natrialba magadii
Natronomonas pharaonis
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum
Methanobrevibacter ruminantium
Methanobrevibacter smithii
Methanosphaera stadtmanae
Methanothermobacter marburgensis
Methanothermus fervidus
Methanocaldococcus fervens
Methanocaldococcus infernus
Methanocaldococcus jannaschii
Methanocaldococcus vulcanius
Methanococcus aeolicus
Methanococcus maripaludis
Methanococcus vannielii
Methanococcus voltae
Methanothermococcus okinawensis
Methanotorris igneus
Candidatus Methanoregula boonei
Methanocella paludicola
Methanocella conradii
Methanococcoides burtonii
Methanocorpusculum labreanum
Methanoculleus marisnigri
Methanohalobium evestigatum
Methanohalophilus mahii
Methanoplanus petrolearius
Methanosalsum zhilinae
Methanosaeta concilii
Methanosaeta harundinacea
Methanosaeta thermophila
Methanosarcina acetivorans
Methanosarcina barkeri
Methanosarcina mazei
Methanosphaerula palustris
Methanospirillum hungatei
Methanopyrus kandleri
Pyrococcus abyssi
Pyrococcus furiosus
Pyrococcus horikoshii
Pyrococcus yayanosii
Thermococcus barophilus
Thermococcus gammatolerans
Thermococcus kodakaraensis
Thermococcus onnurineus
Thermococcus sibiricus
Ferroplasma acidarmanus
Picrophilus torridus
Thermoplasma acidophilum
Thermoplasma volcanium
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Methanogen Examples
Methanogens are archaea that produce methane gas as a metabolic by-product in areas of low oxygen content. They are found in human intestines, wetlands, hot springs or geothermal vents. Examples include these strains: Methanobacterium bryantii
Methanobacterium formicum
Methanobrevibacter arboriphilicus
Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii
Methanobrevibacter ruminantium
Methanobrevibacter smithii
Methanocalculus chunghsingensis
Methanococcoides burtonii
Methanococcus aeolicus
Methanococcus deltae
Methanococcus jannaschii
Methanococcus maripaludis
Methanococcus vannielii
Methanocorpusculum labreanum
Methanoculleus bourgensis
Methanoculleus marisnigri
Methanofollis liminatans
Methanogenium cariaci
Methanogenium frigidum
Methanogenium organophilum
Methanogenium wolfei
Methanomicrobium mobile
Methanopyrus kandleri
Methanoregula boonei
Methanosaeta concilii
Methanosaeta thermophila
Methanosarcina acetivorans
Methanosarcina barkeri
Methanosarcina mazei
Methanosphaera stadtmanae
Methanospirillium hungatei
Methanothermobacter defluvii
Methanothermobacter thermautotrophicus
Methanothermobacter thermoflexus
Methanothermobacter wolfei
Methanothrix sochngenii
Halobacteriaceae Examples
Halobacteriaceae are archaebacteria that live in highly-saturated salty environments. Examples include: Haladaptatus
Halalkalicoccus
Halarchaeum
Haloalcalophilium
Haloarcula
Halobacterium
Halobaculum
Halobellus
Halobiforma
Halococcus
Haloferax
Halogeometricum
Halogranum
Halolamina
Halomarina
Halomicrobium
Halonotius
Halopelagius
Halopiger
Haloplanus
Haloquadratum
Halorhabdus
Halorientalis
Halorubrum
Halorussus
Halosarcina
Halosimplex
Halostagnicola
Haloterrigena
Halovivax
Natrialba
Natrinema
Natronoarchaeum
Natronobacterium
Natronococcus
Natronolimnobius
Natronomonas
Natronorubrum
Salarchaeum
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Thermophiles Examples
Thermophiles are archaebacteria that live at extremely hot temperatures, as in geothermal environments. Examples of species of the genus Sulfolobus include: Sulfolobus acidocaldarius
Sulfolobus islandicus
Sulfolobus metallicus
Sulfolobus neozealandicus
Sulfolobus shibatae
Sulfolobus solfataricus
Sulfolobus tengchongensis
Sulfolobus thuringiensis
Sulfolobus tokodaii
Sulfolobus yangmingensis
Psychrophiles Examples
Psychrophiles are archaebacteria that thrive in extremely cold temperatures from a polar region to the deep sea. Examples include: Methanogenium boonei
Methanogenium cariaci
Methanogenium frigidum
Methanogenium marinum
Methanogenium organophilum
Methanococcoides burtonii
Methanococcus aeolicus
Methanococcus maripaludis
Methanococcus vannielii
Methanococcus voltae
Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus
Methanococcus jannaschi
Other Archaebacteria Examples
Candidatus Korarchaeum cryptofilum
Nanoarchaeum equitans
Cenarchaeum symbiosum - Strain A
Cenarchaeum symbiosum - Strain B
Candidatus Nitrosoarchaeum limnia
Nitrosopumilus maritimus
Kingdoms of Life
By the mid 20th century a system of five kingdoms had become accepted as the model for classifying all living things: