Aquifex

Aquifex is a genus of bacteria, one of the few in the phylum Aquificae. There is one species of Aquifex with a validly published name - A. pyrophilus - but "A. aeolicus" is sometimes considered as species though it has no standing as a name given it has not been validly or effectively published. Aquifex spp. are extreme thermophiles, growing best at temperature of 85 °C to 95 °C. They are members of the [Bacteria] as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the Archaea. "A. aeolicus" was discovered north of Sicily, while A. pyrophilus was first found just north of Iceland.

Aquifex

Aquifex is a genus of bacteria, one of the few in the phylum Aquificae. There is one species of Aquifex with a validly published name - A. pyrophilus - but "A. aeolicus" is sometimes considered as species though it has no standing as a name given it has not been validly or effectively published. Aquifex spp. are extreme thermophiles, growing best at temperature of 85 °C to 95 °C. They are members of the [Bacteria] as opposed to the other inhabitants of extreme environments, the Archaea. "A. aeolicus" was discovered north of Sicily, while A. pyrophilus was first found just north of Iceland.