Palaeococcus ferrophilus | |
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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.