Thermococcaceae
Family of archaea
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Thermococcaceae is a family of archaeans in the order Thermococcales.[2] Almost all species within the three genera of Thermococcaceae were isolated from hydrothermal vents in the ocean. All are strictly anaerobes.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Thermococci |
| Order: | Thermococcales |
| Family: | Thermococcaceae Zillig et al. 1988[1] |
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Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[2]
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