Thermococcus

A genus of extremely thermophilic heterotrophic archaea, in the family THERMOCOCCACEAE, occurring in heated sea flows. They are anaerobic chemoorganotropic sulfidogens.

Year introduced: 1998

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Tree Number(s): B02.200.825.800.800

MeSH Unique ID: D019712

Registry Number: txid2263

Previous Indexing:

• Archaea (1988-1997)

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Organisms Category
Archaea
Euryarchaeota
Thermococcales
Thermococcaceae
Thermococcus