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Thermococcus  

What you should know:

Thermococci are hyperthermophilic archaea. They perform anaerobic respiration, reducing sulfur to hydrogen sulfide. They prefer a pH of ~6.5.

Classification: 

Domain Archaea

   Phylum Euryarchaeota

        Class Thermococci

Bergey's Manual Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria

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