Ignisphaera is a genus of the Desulfurococcales.[1] 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.[2]

Ignisphaera
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Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Proteoarchaeota
Superphylum: TACK group
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Class: Thermoprotei
Order: Desulfurococcales
Family: Desulfurococcaceae
Genus: Ignisphaera
Niederberger et al. 2006
Species:
I. aggregans
Binomial name
Ignisphaera aggregans
Niederberger et al. 2006

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  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Ignisphaera. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ Göker, Markus; Held, Brittany; Lapidus, Alla; Nolan, Matt; Spring, Stefan; Yasawong, Montri; Lucas, Susan; Glavina Del Rio, Tijana; Tice, Hope; Cheng, Jan-Fang; Goodwin, Lynne (2010-08-20). "Complete genome sequence of Ignisphaera aggregans type strain (AQ1.S1T)". Standards in Genomic Sciences. 3 (1): 66–75. doi:10.4056/sigs.1072907. ISSN 1944-3277. PMC 3035270. PMID 21304693.

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