Hadesarchaea

Hadesarchaea
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: "Hadarchaeota"
Chuvochina et al. 2019
Classes
  • "Persephonarchaeia"
  • "Hadarchaeia"
Synonyms
  • "Hadesarchaeota" (sic) McGonigle et al. 2019
  • "Stygia" Adam et al. 2017

Hadesarchaea, formerly called the South-African Gold Mine Miscellaneous Euryarchaeal Group, is a class of thermophile microorganisms that have been found in deep mines, hot springs, marine sediments, and other subterranean environments.

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