Thermococcaceae

Thermococcaceae
Red Thermococcaceae bacterium with multiple flagella
Artistic depiction of Thermococcaceae as seen using a scanning electron microscope (SEM)
Scientific classification
Domain:
Archaea
Kingdom:
Euryarchaeota
Phylum:
Euryarchaeota
Class:
Thermococci
Order:
Thermococcales
Family:
Thermococcaceae Zillig et al. 1988
Genera

In taxonomy, the Thermococcaceae are a family of the Thermococcales.[1] Almost all species within the three genera of Thermococcaceae were isolated from hydrothermal vents in the ocean. All are strictly anaerobes.[2]

  1. ^ Sayers; et al. "Thermococcaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  2. ^ Schut, Gerrit J.; Gina L. Lipscomb; Yejun Han; Jaspreet S. Notey; Robert M. Kelly; Michael M. W. Adams (2006-10-10). "The Family Thermococcaceae and the Order Thermococcales". The Prokaryotes. Vol. 3. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 363–383. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-38954-2_324. ISBN 978-0387254937.