''Pyrodictium abyssi'' is a species of
heterotrophic
A heterotroph (; ) is an organism that cannot produce its own food, instead taking nutrition from other sources of organic carbon, mainly plant or animal matter. In the food chain, heterotrophs are primary, secondary and tertiary consumers, but ...
marine archaeal
hyperthermophile
A hyperthermophile is an organism that thrives in extremely hot environments—from 60 °C (140 °F) upwards. An optimal temperature for the existence of hyperthermophiles is often above 80 °C (176 °F). Hyperthermophiles are often within the doma ...
that can grow at . Its type strain is AV2 (DSM 6158).
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WORMS entryType strain of ''Pyrodictium abyssi'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Thermoproteota
Archaea described in 1991
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