Palaeococcus

Palaeococcus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: Thermococci
Order: Thermococcales
Family: Thermococcaceae
Genus: Palaeococcus
Takai et al. 2000 non Cockerell 1894
Type species
Palaeococcus ferrophilus
Takai et al. 2000
Species

Palaeococcus is a genus of archaeans in the family Thermococcaceae.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232
Palaeococcus

P. pacificus Zeng et al. 2013

P. ferrophilus Takai et al. 2000

P. helgesonii Amend et al. 2006
Palaeococcus

P. pacificus

P. ferrophilus

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Palaeococcus in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (2026). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 54 (D1): D884–D891. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  2. ↑ C.L. Schoch. "Palaeococcus". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  3. ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
  6. ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.

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