Methanobacteriota is a proposed phylum in the domain Archaea.
Taxonomy
The phylum Methanobacteriota was introduced to prokaryotic nomenclature in 2023. 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)
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