Hyperthermophile - Specific Hyperthermophiles

Specific Hyperthermophiles

• Methanopyrus kandleri strain 116, an archaeon in 80–122°C in a Central Indian Ridge.
• Strain 121, an archaeon living at 121°C in the Pacific Ocean.
• Pyrolobus fumarii, an archaeon living at 113°C in Atlantic hydrothermal vents.
• Pyrococcus furiosus, an archaeon which thrives at 100°C, first discovered in Italy near a volcanic vent.
• Geothermobacterium ferrireducens, Bacteria which thrive in 65–100°C in Obsidian Pool, Yellowstone National Park.
• Aquifex aeolicus, Bacteria living at 85–95°C in Yellowstone National Park.