Methanobacteriaceae

Methanobacteriaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: Methanobacteria
Order: Methanobacteriales
Family: Methanobacteriaceae
Barker 1956
Genera

Methanobacteriaceae are a family of archaeans in the order Methanobacteriales.[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).[1]

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026[3][4][5] 53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232[6][7][8]
Methanobacteriaceae
DSM‑23052

"Methanothermobacter_A"

Methanothermobacteraceae

Methanothermobacter

Methanobacteriaceae

"Methanacia"

"Methanoflexus"

"Methanovirga"

"Methanorudis"

"Methanobaculum"

"Methanobinarius"

"Methanocatella"

Methanobrevibacter_A

Methanarmilla

Methanobrevibacter

See also

References

  1. 1 2 C.L. Schoch. "Methanobacteriaceae". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2026-08-01.
  2. ↑ Methanobacteriaceae in LPSN; Freese, H. M.; Meier-Kolthoff, J. P.; Sardà Carbasse, J.; Afolayan, A. O.; Göker, M. (29 October 2025). "TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity". Nucleic Acids Research. 53: D1–D12. doi:10.1093/nar/gkaf1110.
  3. ↑ "The LTPlus". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". The All-Species Living Tree Project. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Rossello-Mora, Ramon; Viver, Tomeu; Palmer-Rodríguez, Pere; Westram, Ralf; Bustos-Caparros, Esteban; Gago, Joan Francisco; Gonzalez-Mendez, Jaime; Llabrés, Mercè; Ludwig, Wolfgang; Amann, Rudolf (22 April 2026). "A pipeline for improved 16S rRNA gene-based phylogeny and diversity analyses of Bacteria and Archaea". Nature Portfolio. doi:10.21203/rs.3.rs-9370187/v1.
  6. ↑ "GTDB release 11-RS232". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "ar53_r232.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2026.