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Thermoproteales
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Definition
: An order of CRENARCHAEOTA comprised of rod, disc, or spherical shaped, nonseptate, anaerobic, extreme thermophiles and found in solfataric hot waters, mud holes, and superheated submarine environments.
an order of the kingdom of Crenarchaeota, of the domain Archaea
Examples
Thermofilaceae
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Thermoproteaceae