Strain 121
Strain 121 is a single-celled microbe of the domain Archaea. First discovered 320 km off Puget Sound near a hydrothermal vent, it is a hyperthermophile, able to reproduce at 121 °C, hence its name. It was the only known form of life that could... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Geogemma barossii
Higher classification: Geogemma
Class: Thermoprotei
Phylum: Thermoproteota
Family: Pyrodictiaceae