Thermoproteus
| Thermoproteus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Clade: | Proteoarchaeota |
| Kingdom: | Thermoproteati |
| Phylum: | Thermoproteota |
| Class: | Thermoprotei |
| Order: | Thermoproteales |
| Family: | Thermoproteaceae |
| Genus: | Thermoproteus Zillig & Stetter 1982 |
| Type species | |
| Thermoproteus tenax Zillig & Stetter 1982 | |
| Species | |
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Thermoproteus is a genus of archaeans in the family Thermoproteaceae. These prokaryotes are thermophilic sulphur-dependent organisms related to the genera Sulfolobus, Pyrodictium and Desulfurococcus. They are hydrogen-sulphur autotrophs and can grow at temperatures of up to 95 °C.