Recently, livingcells - many of whichareArchaea from the Pyrococcus and Thermococcus genera - were foundin a mud core taken from 1.6 kmbelowthe sea floor off the coastofNewfoundland.
The bug will be based on an archaea called pyrococcus furiosus, first discovered near the hot springs of Vulcano Island, Italy, but it will contain features of three to five other bugs.