Methanobacteriota

Methanobacteriota
Phase-contrast photo of Methanobacterium formicicum strain MF (DSM 1535)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota

Methanobacteriota is a proposed phylum in the domain Archaea. [1]

Taxonomy

The phylum Methanobacteriota was introduced to prokaryotic nomenclature in 2023.[2] It contains following classes:

• Archaeoglobi Garrity & Holt (2002)
• Halobacteria Grant et al. (2002)
• Methanobacteria Boone (2002) (contains type genus Methanobacterium)
• Methanococci Boone (2002)
• Methanonatronarchaeia Sorokin et al. (2018)
• Methanopyri Garrity & Holt (2002)
• Methanosarcinia Chuvochina et al. (2024)
• Thermococci Zillig & Reysenbach (2002)
• Thermoplasmata Reysenbach (2002)

References

1. "Phylum: Methanobacteriota". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
2. Göker, Markus; Oren, Aharon (2023-09-11). "Valid publication of four additional phylum names". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 73 (9). doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.006024. ISSN 1466-5026. PMID 37695645.