basis of record: Takai, K., and Horikoshi, K. "Thermosipho japonicus sp. nov., an extremely thermophilic bacterium isolated from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent in Japan." Extremophiles (2000) 4:9-17 [details]
Citation: WoRMS (2013). Thermosipho japonicus Takai & Horikoshi, 2000. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567390 on 2013-05-24