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Taxon: Genus Methanococcus Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) (prokaryote)

Entity:

Authorship

SN2000 author citation	:			Kluyver & van Niel, 1936/1980, nom. approb., nom. cons.
Original name	:			Kluyver & van Niel, 1936.

Etymology

Derived from	:	*methane*		Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived name	:	*Methanococcoides* (Genus) Sowers and Ferry 1985		Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].

Attributes

Conserved name (nom. cons. [prop.]) [ICBN/ICN, 2012: Art. 14, Rec. 50E.1, App. II-IV]				Ref: S.P. Lapage et al. (eds.), 1992. ICNB: Appendix 4, List 2.
Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b]				Ref: Approved Lists, 1980.

Types

Type of

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Methanococcaceae (Family) Balch and Wolfe 1981

Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 Nov 2025].

Variants

Pre-starting point name

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Methanococcus (Genus) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 nom. inval.

Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026]. [implicit]

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