| Aeropyrum | |
|---|---|
| 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]