The Desulfurococcales is an order of the Thermoprotei, part of the kingdom Archaea.

[1] The order encompasses some genera which are all thermophilic, autotrophs which utilise chemical energy, typically by reducing sulfur compounds using hydrogen.

[2] Desulfurococcales cells are either regular or irregular coccus in shape, with forms of either discs or dishes.

These cells can be single, in pairs, in short chains, or in aciniform formation.

[3] The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[4] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).