Living Beings

    family · Scientific classification

    Desulfurococcaceae

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    Source-identified Ignicoccus hospitalis; Electron micrograph of a section through a cell. Framed for display
    Ignicoccus hospitalis · katzlab · CC BY 2.0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainArchaea
    3. KingdomThermoproteati
    4. PhylumThermoproteota
    5. ClassThermoprotei
    6. OrderDesulfurococcales
    7. FamilyDesulfurococcaceae
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Archaea domain
    3. Thermoproteati kingdom
    4. Thermoproteota phylum
    5. Thermoprotei class
    6. Desulfurococcales order
    7. Desulfurococcaceae family

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    Ignicoccus · genus

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    Source-identified Ignicoccus hospitalis; Electron micrograph of a section through a cell. Framed for display
    Species · Ignicoccus

    Ignicoccus hospitalis

    Ignicoccus hospitalis

    Ignicoccus hospitalis is a heat-loving archaeon with an unusual cell envelope. It is especially well known as a host for the much …