In addition to the genus description, this species encodes a partial denitrification pathway, with the potential to convert nitrate to nitrite, and nitrite to nitric oxide. Genomic G+C content of the species range from 44.06% to 45.27%. Genealogical concordance and ANI support the novelty of this species, and phylogenomics and AAI places this species in the genus Pampinifervens gen. nov. The nomenclatural type for the species is the genome ZZQ_201901_bin_7Ts, recovered from the acidic, high-temperature hot spring, Zhenzhuquan, in Tengchong County, China, and is available under the GenBank assembly accession number GCA_037927135.1. (BioProject: PRJNA1041563, BioSample: SAMN38287341).