Thiolava
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| Genus: | "Candidatus Thiolava" Danovaro et al. 2017 |
"Candidatus Thiolava", represented by its sole species "Candidatus Thiolava veneris" (meaning Venus's hair), is a genus of bacteria discovered growing in stringlike mats after an eruption of the submarine volcano Tagoro near the Canary Islands. The International Institute of Species Exploration named Thiolava veneris one of its 2018 Top 10 New Species. The mats host a wide variety of other sea life.