The species is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F – a record for complex eukaryotic life – though after this summer 147 doesn’t even seem that extreme.

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    The original paper gives the temperatures in Celsius:

    For decades after their discovery, no eukaryote was shown to replicate above 60°C. We isolated a geothermal amoeba, Incendiamoeba cascadensis, that divides at 63°C and is motile up to 64°C. […] The minimum growth temperature is 42°C, with no growth at 40°C or lower; optimal growth is at 55°C–57°C (Figure 2A; Table S6), and maximum growth is at 63°C, with no growth at 64°C or higher.