Thermus aquaticus (SUBSP. THERMOPHILUS) Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Classification kingdom Thermotogati phylum Deinococcota class Deinococci order Thermales family Thermaceae genus Thermus species Thermus thermophilus Name Homonyms Thermus aquaticus Thermus aquaticus (SUBSP. THERMOPHILUS) Thermus aquaticus (SUBSP. FLAVUS) Thermus aquaticus (SUBSP. CALDOPHILUS) Thermus aquaticus Brock and Freeze 1969