IRMNG - Methanococcus Kluyver & van Niel, 1936 emend. Barker, 1936 (Approved Lists, 1980)

IRMNG taxon details

Methanococcus Kluyver & van Niel, 1936 emend. Barker, 1936 (Approved Lists, 1980)

IRMNG_ID

1062987 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1062987)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Methanococcaceae Balch & Wolfe, 1981

Direct children (14)

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Species Methanococcus aeolicus Kendall, Liu, Sieprawska-Lupa, Stetter, Whitman & Boone, 2006
Species Methanococcus deltae Corder et al., 1988
Species Methanococcus maripaludis Jones, Paynter & Gupta, 1984
Species Methanococcus mazei Barker, 1936
Species Methanococcus vannielii Stadtman & Barker, 1951
Species Methanococcus voltae Balch, Fox, Magrum, Woses & Wolfe, 1979
Species Methanococcus fervens Jeanthon et al., 1999 accepted as Methanocaldococcus fervens (Jeanthon, L'Haridon, Reysenbach, Corre, Vernet, Messner, Sleytr & Prieur, 1999) Whitman, 2002
Species Methanococcus frisius Blotevogel et al., 1986 accepted as Methanosarcina frisia (Blotevogel et al. 1986) Blotevogel & Fischer, 1989
Species Methanococcus halophilus Zhilina, 1984 accepted as Methanohalophilus halophilus (Zhilina 1984) Wilharm et al., 1991
Species Methanococcus igneus Burggraf et al., 1990 accepted as Methanotorris igneus (Burggraf, Fricke, Neuner, Kristjansson, Rouvier, Mandelco, Woese & Stetter, 1990) Whitman, 2002
Species Methanococcus infernus Jeanthon et al., 1998 accepted as Methanocaldococcus infernus (Jeanthon, L'Haridon, Reysenbach, Vernet, Messner, Sleytr & Prieur, 1998) Whitman, 2002
Species Methanococcus jannaschii Jones et al., 1984 accepted as Methanocaldococcus jannaschii (Jones, Leigh, Mayer, Woese & Wolfe, 1984) Whitman, 2002
Species Methanococcus thermolithotrophicus Huber et al., 1984 accepted as Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus (Huber, Thomm, Konig, Thies & Stetter, 1982) Whitman, 2002
Species Methanococcus vulcanius Jeanthon et al., 1999 accepted as Methanocaldococcus vulcanius (Jeanthon, L'Haridon, Reysenbach, Corre, Vernet, Messner, Sleytr & Prieur, 1999) Whitman, 2002

Environment

marine

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2024). Methanococcus Kluyver & van Niel, 1936 emend. Barker, 1936 (Approved Lists, 1980). Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1062987 on 2024-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

changed

Rees, Tony

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Sources (7)
Links (1)

basis of record SN2000/Boone & Castenholz, 2001 [details]

verified source for family WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

verified source for family Euzéby, J.P. (2008). List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN): www.bacterio.net (2008 version). [details]

current name source CoL2006 [details]

current name source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Boone & Castenholz, 2001 [details]

habitat flag source WoRMS (Mar 2013) [details]

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