Tags: Archaea.
Pyrococcus furiosus is an extremophilic species of Archaea. It can be classified as a hyperthermophile because it thrives best under extremely high temperatures—higher than those preferred of a thermophile. It is notable for having an optimum growth temperature of 100°C (a temperature that would destroy most living organisms) and for being one of the few organisms identified as possessing enzymes containing tungsten an element rarely found in biological molecules.
