In taxonomy, the Thermococcaceae are a family of the Thermococcales.[1] Almost all species within the three genera of Thermococcaceae were isolated from hydrothermal vents in the ocean. All are strictly anaerobes.[2]
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Artistic depiction of Thermococcaceae as seen using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) | |
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Family: | Thermococcaceae Zillig et al. 1988
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