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Thermotoga is a thermophilic chemoheterotroph. Like the archaea, these bacteria have unusual heat-resistant membranes; they are, however, not archaea. These bacteria are sheathed.
Domain Bacteria
Phylum Thermotogae
Class Thermotogae
Bergey's Manual Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria