Domain Archaea Class Thermoprotei Phylum Crenarchaeota Order Desulfurococcales | Kingdom Crenarchaeota Family Fervidicoccaceae Rank Genus | |
Species F. fontis
Perevalova et al., 2010 Similar Ignisphaera, Desulfurococcus, Thermosphaera, Thermofilum | ||
Fervidicoccus fontis is a species of anaerobic organotroph archaeum belonging to the kingdom Crenarchaeota. It is thermophilic and slightly acidophilic, being found at the Uzon Caldera at temperatures between 75 °C and 80 °C. Cells are single cocci of 1–3 μm in diameter with no flagella.
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