Aeropyrum
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,  (Type species of the genus). ; Latin neuter gender adjective pernix, nimble, active, agile, indicating high motility in microscopic inspection.) References

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Archaea genera
Thermoproteota