original description
Antoine, E., Cilia, V., Meunier, J.R., Guezennec, J., Lesongeur, F., and Barbier, G. "Thermosipho melanesiensis sp. nov., a new thermophilic anaerobic bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the southwestern Pacific Ocean." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:1118-1123.
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context source (Deepsea)
Antoine, E., Cilia, V., Meunier, J.R., Guezennec, J., Lesongeur, F., and Barbier, G. "Thermosipho melanesiensis sp. nov., a new thermophilic anaerobic bacterium belonging to the order Thermotogales, isolated from deep-sea hydrothermal vents in the southwestern Pacific Ocean." Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1997) 47:1118-1123.
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From regional or thematic species database
Depth range Isolated from the gills of a deep-sea hydrothermal mussel, Bathymodiolus brevior (34), collected at the bottom of a black smoker in the Lau Basin (latitude, 22"32'S; longitude, 176"43'W; depth, 1,832 to 1,887 m). [details]