Methanopyrus is a genus of methanogen, with a single described species, M. kandleri. It is a hyperthermophile, discovered in a black smoker from the Gulf of California at a depth of 2000 m, at temperatures of 80-101 °C. It lives in an hydrogen-carbon dioxide rich environment, and like other methanogens reduces the latter to methane. It is placed among the Euryarchaeota, in its own class. Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Archaea - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Classes Halobacteria Methanobacteria Methanococci Methanomicrobia Methanosarcinae Methanopyri Archaeoglobi Thermoplasmata Thermococci The Euryarchaeota are a major group of Archaea. ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ... Methanogens are Archaea that produce methane as a metabolic by-product. ... Hyperthermophiles produce some of the bright colors of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park A hyperthermophile is an organism that thrives in extremely hot environments - that is, hotter than around 60°C; in fact, the recently-discovered Strain 121 [1] has been able to double its population during 24 hours... A black smoker in the Atlantic Ocean Black smokers are a type of hydrothermal vent found on the ocean floor. ... The Gulf of California (highlighted) The Gulf of California (also known as the Sea of Cortez or Sea of Cortés; locally known in the Spanish language as Mar de Cortés or, much less frequently, Golfo de California) is a body of water that separates the Baja California Peninsula... General Name, Symbol, Number Hydrogen, H, 1 Chemical series nonmetals Group, Period, Block 1 (IA), 1 , s Density, Hardness 0. ... Carbon dioxide is an atmospheric gas composed of one carbon and two oxygen atoms. ... Classes Halobacteria Methanobacteria Methanococci Methanomicrobia Methanosarcinae Methanopyri Archaeoglobi Thermoplasmata Thermococci The Euryarchaeota are a major group of Archaea. ...