Archaea > Thermoproteota > Thermoproteia > Sulfolobales > Pyrodictiaceae

Pyrodictiaceae

Wikipedia Abstract

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.
View Wikipedia Record: Pyrodictiaceae

Genus

Geogemma (2)
Hyperthermus (1)
Pyrodictium (4)
Pyrolobus (2)

(...) = Species count
(...) = Endangered count
(...) = Invasive count

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0