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Taxon: Species methane - CH4 (organic compound)
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Etymology

Derived nameHalomethanococcus (Genus) Yu and Kawamura 1988 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanimicrococcus (Genus) corrig. Sprenger et al. 2000 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanobacterium (Genus) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanobinarius (Genus) Protasov and Brune 2023 nom. inval. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanobrevibacter (Genus) Balch and Wolfe 1981 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanocaldococcus (Genus) Whitman 2002 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanocella (Genus) Sakai et al. 2008 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanococcus (Genus) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanofervidicoccus (Genus) Sakai et al. 2019 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanohalobium (Genus) Zhilina and Zavarzin 1988 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanohalophilus (Genus) Paterek and Smith 1988 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanolapillus (Genus) Protasov and Brune 2025 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanolobus (Genus) König and Stetter 1983 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanomassiliicoccus (Genus) Dridi et al. 2012 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026] ("N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words)").
Derived nameMethanomethylophilus (Genus) Borrel et al. 2024 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026] ("N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words)").
Derived nameMethanomethylovorans (Genus) Lomans et al. 2004 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanonatronarchaeum (Genus) Sorokin et al. 2018 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanooceanicella (Genus) Zhang et al. 2024 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanopyrus (Genus) Kurr et al. 1992 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanorudis (Genus) Protasov and Brune 2023 nom. inval. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanosalsum (Genus) Boone and Baker 2002 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanosarcina (Genus) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanosphaera (Genus) Miller and Wolin 1985 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanosuratincola (Genus) Wu et al. 2025 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026] ("N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words)").
Derived nameMethanosuratincola (Genus) corrig. Vanwonterghem et al. 2020 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026] ("N.L. pref. methano-, pertaining to methane (in compound words)").
Derived nameMethanothermobacter (Genus) Wasserfallen et al. 2000 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanothermococcus (Genus) Whitman 2002 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanothermus (Genus) Stetter 1982 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanothrix (Genus) Huser et al. 1983 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanotorris (Genus) Whitman 2002 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026].
Derived nameMethanovirga (Genus) Protasov and Brune 2023 nom. inval. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [20 May 2026].
Derived nameMethermicoccus (Genus) Cheng et al. 2007 Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [21 May 2026] ("methane-producing").

Attributes

Recommended name [IUPAC] Ref: J.A. Moore & T.J. Barton, 1978. W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia/London/Toronto: 27.

Identifiers

Molecular formulaCH4 Ref: J.A. Moore & T.J. Barton, 1978: table 2.2 (p. 27).
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