Aeropyrum is a genus of archaea in the family Desulfurococcaceae.

Etymology The name Aeropyrum derives from:Greek noun aer, aeros (ἀήρ, ἀέρος), air; Greek neuter gender noun pur, fire; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Aeropyrum, air fire, referring to the hyperthermophilic respirative character of the organism.

Species The genus contains 2 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely A. camini Nakagawa et al. 2004 (Latin genitive case noun camini, of a chimney, relating to its isolation from a hydrothermal vent chimney.) A. pernix Sako et al. 1996 (Latin neuter gender adjective pernix, nimble, active, agile, indicating high motility in microscopic inspection.)

Taxonomy The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232

See also List of Archaea genera

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