thermotoga hypogea thermotoga hypogea thermotoga hypogea is a hyperthermophilic organism that is a member of the order thermotogales. it is thermophilic, xylanolytic, glucose-fermenting, strictly anaerobic and rod-shaped. the type strain of t. hypogea is sebr 7054 (= dsm 11164). thermotoga hypogea scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermotogota class: thermotogae order: thermotogales family: thermotogaceae genus: thermotoga species: t. hypogea binomial name thermotoga hypogeafardeau et al. 1997