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Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales. Ignisphaera aggregans is a coccoid- shaped, fourth type strain that is strictly anaerobes with anaerobic respiration. This archaea species are hyperthermophiles that were found in New Zealand's hot springs in Kuirau Park, Rotorua.

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  1. KingdomArchaea
  2. PhylumThermoproteota
  3. ClassThermoproteia
  4. OrderSulfolobales
  5. FamilyIgnisphaeraceae
Habitatmarine

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Parent taxon
Desulfurococcaceae
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taxon name
Ignisphaera
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Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales. Ignisphaera aggregans is a coccoid- shaped, fourth type strain that is strictly anaerobes with anaerobic respiration. This archaea species are hyperthermophiles that were found in New Zealand's hot springs in Kuirau Park, Rotorua.

==See also== List of Archaea genera

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