Domain Archaea Class Thermococci Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Thermococcaceae Genus Thermococcus Order Thermococcales | |
Similar Thermococcus, Thermococcales, Thermococcus barophilus, Thermococcus kodakarensis, Thermococcus litoralis | ||
Thermococcus chitonophagus is a chitin-degrading hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. It is anaerobic, round to slightly irregular coccus-shaped, 1.2–2.5 μm in diameter and motile by means of a tuft of flagella.
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