| Pyrodictiaceae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Proteoarchaeota |
| Superphylum: | TACK group |
| Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Desulfurococcales |
| Family: | Pyrodictiaceae Burggraf, Huber & Stetter 1997 |
| Genera | |
The Pyrodictiaceae are a family of disc-shaped anaerobic microorganisms belonging to the order Desulfurococcales, in the domain Archaea. Members of this family are distinguished from the other family (Desulfurococcaceae) in the order Desulfurococcales by having an optimal growth temperature above 100 °C, rather than below 100 °C.[1]
- ^ Itoh, T.; K. Suzuki; P. C. Sanchez; T. Nakasel (2003). "Caldisphaera lagunensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel thermoacidophilic crenarchaeote isolated from a hot spring at Mt Maquiling, Philippines". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (Pt 4): 1149–1154. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02580-0. PMID 12892143.