Ignisphaera
Genus of archaea
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Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales.[1][2] Ignisphaera aggregans is a coccoid- shaped, fourth type strain that is strictly anaerobes with anaerobic respiration. This archaea species are hyperthermophiles that were found in New Zealand's hot springs in Kuirau Park, Rotorua.[3]
| Ignisphaera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Thermoproteati |
| Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Desulfurococcales |
| Family: | Desulfurococcaceae |
| Genus: | Ignisphaera Niederberger et al. 2006 |
| Type species | |
| Ignisphaera aggregans Niederberger et al. 2006 | |
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