Domain Archaea Phylum Euryarchaeota Order Thermococcales Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Class Thermococci Family Thermococcaceae | |
Similar Thermococcales, Thermococcus barophilus, Methanotorris, Hyperthermus, Pyrolobus fumarii | ||
Palaeococcus ferrophilus is a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. It cells are irregular cocci and motile with multiple polar flagella.
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