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Pyrococcus is an extreme thermophile with a temperature requirement of 88 - 100°C. It is a Gram-negative anaerobic coccus that metabolizes sulfur to H2S in anaerobic respiration.
Domain Archaea
Phylum Crenarchaeota
Bergey's Manual Volume 1: The Archaea and the deeply brancing and phototrophic Bacteria