Thermosphaera
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Thermosphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcaceae. They are a group of prokaryotic organisms which have been discovered in extremely hot environments such as sulfur springs, volcanoes, and magma pools. Isolates of Thermosphaera were first identified in 1998 from the Obsidian Pool in Yellowstone National Park.
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Thermosphaera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Proteoarchaeota |
Superphylum: | TACK group |
Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
Class: | Thermoprotei |
Order: | Desulfurococcales |
Family: | Desulfurococcaceae |
Genus: | Thermosphaera Huber et al. 1998 |
Species: | T. aggregans |
Binomial name | |
Thermosphaera aggregans Huber et al. 1998 | |
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