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Methanobacterium
Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Methanobacteriaceae (Family)
..Methanobacillus (Genus)
..Methanobinarius (Genus)
..Methanobrevibacter (Genus)
..Methanorudis (Genus)
..Methanosphaera (Genus)
..Methanothermobacter (Genus)
..Methanovirga (Genus)
..Methanobacterium (Genus)
....Methanobacterium aarhusense (Species)
....Methanobacterium alcaliphilum (Species)
....Methanobacterium arcticum (Species)
....Methanobacterium beijingense (Species)
....Methanobacterium bryantii (Species)
....Methanobacterium congolense (Species)
....Methanobacterium espanolae (Species)
....Methanobacterium ferruginis (Species)
....Methanobacterium flexile (Species)
....Methanobacterium formicicum (Species)
....Methanobacterium ivanovii (Species)
....Methanobacterium kanagiense (Species)
....Methanobacterium lacus (Species)
....Methanobacterium movens (Species)
....Methanobacterium movilense (Species)
....Methanobacterium oryzae (Species)
....Methanobacterium paludis (Species)
....Methanobacterium palustre (Species)
....Methanobacterium petrolearium (Species)
....Methanobacterium subterraneum (Species)
....Methanobacterium thermaggregans (Species)
....Methanobacterium uliginosum (Species)
....Methanobacterium veterum (Species)
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
Kluyver & van Niel, 1936/1980, nom. approb.
Etymology
Derived from
:
methane
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 May 2026].
Attributes
Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b]
Ref:
Approved Lists, 1980.
Types
Type of
:
Methanobacteriaceae
(Family)
Barker 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 Nov 2025].
Type
:
Methanobacterium formicicum
Schnellen 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [20 May 2026].
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28 Aug 2026