Svensk definition
Ett rike av Archaea, omfattande metanbildande organismer, Halobacteriales (saltbakterier), Archaeoglobales (sulfatreducerande), samt de termofila Thermococcales och Thermoplasmales.
Euryarchaeota
Euryarchaeota
Engelsk definition
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.
Svenska synonymer
Metanobakterier — Halobakterier — Thermococci — Thermoplasmata
Engelska synonymer
Halobacteria — Thermoplasmata — Methanoococci — Methanopyri — Thermococci — Archaeoglobi — Methanobacteria