Entity:

Authorship

SN2000 author citation

Zillig & Stetter, in Zillig et al., 1981/1982

Eponymous persons

Proteus: ["Πρωτεύς"] Greek mythology: a sea god able to assume many shapes Ref: 2020-present: [21 May 2026]. ("Gr. masc. n. Prôteus, a mythical figure able to assume different forms")

Types

Type of	:	*Thermoproteaceae* (Family) Zillig and Stetter 1982		Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Type, by monotypy	:	*Thermoproteus tenax* Zillig and Stetter 1982