Thermoproteus

Tags: Archaea.

In taxonomy Thermoproteus is a genus of the Thermoproteaceae. These prokaryotes are thermophilic sulphur-dependent organisms related to the genera Sulfolobus Pyrodictium and Desulfurococcus. They are hydrogen-sulphur autotrophs and can grow at temperatures of up to 95 °C.

class: Thermoprotei
domain: Archaea
family: Thermoproteaceae
kingdom: Crenarchaeota
order: Thermoproteales
phylum: Crenarchaeota

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