Thermus Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank GENUS Classification phylum Deinococcota class Deinococci order Thermales family Thermaceae genus Thermus Name Synonyms Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Nobre et al. 1996 Thermus Distant 1909 Homonyms Thermus Thermus Rt41A Thermus Distant 1909 Thermus Brock and Freeze 1969 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Nobre et al. 1996 Thermus/Deinococcus group