Ignisphaera
Genus of archaea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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Ignisphaera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Proteoarchaeota |
Superphylum: | TACK group |
Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
Class: | Thermoprotei |
Order: | Desulfurococcales |
Family: | Desulfurococcaceae |
Genus: | Ignisphaera Niederberger et al. 2006 |
Species: | I. aggregans |
Binomial name | |
Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006 | |
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