Methanococcales

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Methanococcales
Scientific classification
Domain:
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Methanococci Boone 2002
Order:
Methanococcales Balch and Wolfe 1981
Families

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

? 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

References[]

  1. ^ See the NCBI webpage on Methanococcales. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. ^ J.P. Euzéby. "Methanococcales". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Archived from the original on 2013-01-27. Retrieved 2011-11-17.
  3. ^ Sayers; et al. "Methanococcales". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
  4. ^ 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project."16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 (full tree)" (PDF). Silva Comprehensive Ribosomal RNA Database. Retrieved 2011-11-17.

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