Pyrodictiaceae

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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]

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Pyrodictiaceae
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Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Thermoproteati
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Class: Thermoprotei
Order: Desulfurococcales
Family: Pyrodictiaceae
Burggraf, Huber & Stetter 1997
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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[3]

16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022[4][5][6] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[7][8][9]

Hyperthermus butylicus

Pyrodictium

P. occultum

P. abyssi Pley and Stetter 1991

P. delaneyi

Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1999

Hyperthermus butylicus Zillig et al. 1991

Pyrofollis japonicus Miyazaki et al. 2024

Pyrodictium

P. occultum Stetter et al. 1984

P. abyssi Pley and Stetter 1991

P. delaneyi Lin et al. 2016

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