Thermofilum
| Thermofilum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Clade: | Proteoarchaeota |
| Kingdom: | Thermoproteati |
| Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Thermoproteales |
| Family: | Thermofilaceae |
| Genus: | Thermofilum Zillig & Gierl 1983 |
| Type species | |
| Thermofilum pendens Zillig and Gierl 1983 | |
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Thermofilum is a genus of archaea in the family Thermofilaceae.
Thermofilum pendens is a hyperthermic member of the archael kingdom Crenarchaeota, and represents a deep branch in the order Thermoproteales. T. pendens lacks the genes for purine nucleotide biosynthesis and thus relies on environmental sources to meet its purine requirements.