WoRMS taxon details
Thermococcus chitonophagus Huber & Stetter, 1996
573823 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:573823)
accepted
Species
marine
Huber, R., Sthr, J., Hohenhaus, S., Rachel, R., Burggraf, S., Jannasch, H.W., and Stetter, K.O. "Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment." Arch. Microbiol. (1996) 164:255-264. [details]
Depth range From a hydrothermal vent site off the Mexican west coast at a depth of 2,600 m
Depth range From a hydrothermal vent site off the Mexican west coast at a depth of 2,600 m [details]
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Nomenclature
original description
Huber, R., Sthr, J., Hohenhaus, S., Rachel, R., Burggraf, S., Jannasch, H.W., and Stetter, K.O. "Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment." Arch. Microbiol. (1996) 164:255-264. [details]
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Huber, R., Sthr, J., Hohenhaus, S., Rachel, R., Burggraf, S., Jannasch, H.W., and Stetter, K.O. "Thermococcus chitonophagus sp. nov., a novel, chitin-degrading, hyperthermophilic archaeum from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent environment." Arch. Microbiol. (1996) 164:255-264. [details]
From regional or thematic species database
Depth range From a hydrothermal vent site off the Mexican west coast at a depth of 2,600 m [details]
