Tags: Archaea.
In taxonomy Ferroglobus is a genus of the Archaeoglobaceae.Ferroglobus is a hyperthermophilic genus phylogenetically located within the Euryarchaeota. It consists of one species F. placidus isolated from hydrothermal vent sediment off the coast of Italy. F. placidus grows best at 85 °C and a neutral pH. It cannot grow at temperatures below 65 °C or above 95 °C. Cells possess an S-layer cell wall and flagella.Metabolically Ferroglobus is quite unique compared to its relative Archaeoglobus.