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Palaeococcus ferrophilus

Palaeococcus ferrophilus
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Thermococci
Order: Thermococcales
Family: Thermococcaceae
Genus: Palaeococcus
Species: P. ferrophilus
Binomial name
Palaeococcus ferrophilus
Takai et al. 2000

Palaeococcus ferrophilus is a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney. It cells are irregular cocci and motile with multiple polar flagella.



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