Thermococcus Zillig et al. 1983 Thermococcus celer Zillig et al. 1983 Universal Root Woese et al. 1990 Archaea Woese et al. 1990 Euryarchaeota (sic) Garrity and Holt 2001 Methanobacteriota corrig. Garrity and Holt 2001 Thermococci Zillig and Reysenbach 2002 Thermococcales Zillig et al. 1988 Thermococcaceae Zillig et al. 1988 Thermococcus Zillig et al. 1983 Thermococcaceae Zillig et al. 1988 Pyrococcus Fiala and Stetter 1986 Palaeococcus Takai et al. 2000 Thermococcus zilligii Ronimus et al. 1999 Thermococcus barophilus Marteinsson et al. 1999 Thermococcus sibiricus Miroshnichenko et al. 2001 Thermococcus stetteri Miroshnichenko et al. 1990 Thermococcus chitonophagus Huber et al. 1996 Thermococcus pacificus Miroshnichenko et al. 1998 Thermococcus guaymasensis Canganella et al. 1998 Thermococcus profundus Kobayashi et al. 1995 pro synon. Thermus profundus Kobayashi et al. 1995 Thermococcus thioreducens Pikuta et al. 2007 Thermococcus cleftensis Hensley et al. 2014 Thermococcus eurythermalis Zhao et al. 2015 Thermococcus radiotolerans Jolivet et al. 2004 Thermococcus alcaliphilus Keller et al. 1997 Thermococcus kodakarensis corrig. Atomi et al. 2005 Thermococcus kadakaraensis (sic) Atomi et al. 2005 Thermococcus barossii Duffaud et al. 2005 Thermococcus siculi Grote et al. 2000 Thermococcus aggregans Canganella et al. 1998 Thermococcus paralvinellae Hensley et al. 2014 Thermococcus coalescens Kuwabara et al. 2005 Thermococcus fumicolans Godfroy et al. 1996 Thermococcus litoralis Neuner et al. 2001 Thermococcus peptonophilus González et al. 1996 Thermococcus hydrothermalis Godfroy et al. 1997 Thermococcus acidaminovorans Dirmeier et al. 2001 Thermococcus atlanticus Cambon-Bonavita et al. 2004 Thermococcus gammatolerans Jolivet et al. 2003 Thermococcus celer Zillig et al. 1983 Thermococcus sp. 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