Aeropyrum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Clade: | "Proteoarchaeota" |
Kingdom: | Thermoproteati |
Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
Class: | Thermoprotei |
Order: | Desulfurococcales |
Family: | Desulfurococcaceae |
Genus: | Aeropyrum Sako et al. 1996 |
Type species | |
Aeropyrum pernix Sako et al. 1996 | |
Species | |
Aeropyrum is a genus of archaea in the family Desulfurococcaceae. [1]
The name Aeropyrum derives from:
Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek neuter gender noun pur, fire; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Aeropyrum, air fire, referring to the hyperthermophilic respirative character of the organism. [2]
The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely [2]