Hadesarchaea

Hadesarchaea
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Hadarchaeota
Chuvochina et al. 2019
Class
  • "Persephonarchaeia"
  • "Hadarchaeia"
Synonyms
  • "Stygia" Adam et al. 2017

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