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Thermococcus hydrothermalis

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Domain
  
Archaea

Class
  
Thermococci

Phylum
  
Euryarchaeota

Rank
  
Species

Kingdom
  
Euryarchaeota

Family
  
Thermococcaceae

Genus
  
Thermococcus

Order
  
Thermococcales

Similar
  
Thermococcus, Thermococcales, Thermococcus litoralis, Thermococcus barophilus, Thermococcus gammatolerans

Thermococcus hydrothermalis is a hyperthermophilic archaeon. It is strictly anaerobic, coccus-shaped, and its cells range from 0.8 to 2 μm in diameter, with type strain AL662T.

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Thermococcus hydrothermalis Wikipedia