Ignisphaera

Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales.^[1] Ignisphaera aggregans is a coccoid- shaped, fourth type strain that is strictly anaerobes with anaerobic respiration. This archaea species are hyperthermophiles that were found in New Zealand's hot springs in Kuirau Park, Rotorua.^[2]

Ignisphaera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Thermoproteati
Phylum:	Thermoproteota
Class:	Thermoprotei
Order:	Desulfurococcales
Family:	Desulfurococcaceae
Genus:	Ignisphaera Niederberger et al. 2006
Type species
Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006
Species
I. aggregans

See also

• List of Archaea genera