Living Beings

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    Methanococcus

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    Source-identified Methanococcus maripaludis; Electron micrograph showing a cell and appendages. Framed for display
    Methanococcus maripaludis · Dr. Ken F. Jarrell and Dr. Shin-Ichi Aizawa · CC0

    Classification in context

    Lineage

    1. LifeLife
    2. DomainArchaea
    3. KingdomMethanobacteriati
    4. PhylumMethanobacteriota
    5. ClassMethanococci
    6. OrderMethanococcales
    7. FamilyMethanococcaceae
    8. GenusMethanococcus
    Advanced classification

    Complete source lineage, including intermediate ranks. The standard view uses Life and the eight principal ranks.

    1. cellular organisms cellular root
    2. Archaea domain
    3. Methanobacteriati kingdom
    4. Methanobacteriota phylum
    5. Methanomada group clade
    6. Methanococci class
    7. Methanococcales order
    8. Methanococcaceae family
    9. Methanococcus genus

    NCBI Taxonomy (2026-11-05 reconciled backbone) · Taxon source ↗

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    Principal members

    1 published profile in this branch.

    Methanococcus maripaludis · species

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    Published profiles

    Source-identified Methanococcus maripaludis; Electron micrograph showing a cell and appendages. Framed for display
    Species · Methanococcus

    Methanococcus maripaludis

    Methanococcus maripaludis

    Methanococcus maripaludis is a methane-producing archaeon associated with marine sediment. It has become an important laboratory organism for understanding and modifying archaeal …