Archaea in the class _______ are thermoacidophiles that lack cell walls,but strengthen their plasma membranes with large quantities of caldarchaeol,glycoproteins,and lipid-containing polysaccharides.

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Thermoacidophiles that lack cell walls and strengthen their plasma membranes with large quantities of caldarchaeol, glycoproteins, and lipid-containing polysaccharides belong to the class Thermoplasmata. Thermococci and Pyrococci are also thermophilic archaea, but they do have cell walls. Archaeoglobus, on the other hand, belongs to the class Archaeoglobi and is not a thermoacidophile.

Archaea in the Class _______ Are Thermoacidophiles That Lack Cell