Pyrococcus chitonophagus
| Pyrococcus chitonophagus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Thermococci |
| Order: | Thermococcales |
| Family: | Thermococcaceae |
| Genus: | Pyrococcus |
| Species: | P. chitonophagus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pyrococcus chitonophagus Huber and Stetter 1996 | |
Pyrococcus chitonophagus (Thermococcus chitonophagus pre-2016) is a chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeon isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent. It is anaerobic, round to slightly irregular coccus-shaped, 1.2–2.5 μm in diameter, and motile by means of a tuft of flagella.