Methanococcales

In taxonomy, the Methanococcales are an order of the Methanococci.^[1]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ^[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)^[3] and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project.^[4]

  Methanocaldococcus  

?M. villosus Bellack et al. 2011

   

M. fervens (Jeanthon et al. 1999) Whitman 2002

     

M. jannaschii (Jones et al. 1984) Whitman 2002 (type sp.)

     

M. vulcanius (Jeanthon et al. 1999) Whitman 2002

     

M. indicus L'Haridon et al. 2003

   

M. infernus (Jeanthon et al. 1998) Whitman 2002

            Methanotorris  

M. igneus (Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002 (type sp.)

   

M. formicicus Takai et al. 2004

    Methanococcaceae  

Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber et al. 1984) Whitman 2002 (type sp.)

  Methanococcus  

?M. maripaludis Jones et al. 1984

   

?M. voltae Balch et al. 1981 emend. Ward et al. 1989

   

M. vannielii Stadtman and Barker 1951 (type sp.)

     

Methanothermococcus okinawensis Takai et al. 2002

   

M. aeolicus Kendall et al. 2006

           

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