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Garrity and Holt 2002
(prokaryote)
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Entity:
Methanobacteriota (Phylum)
..Halobacteria (Class)
..Hikarchaeia (Candidate class)
..Methanobacteria (Class)
..Methanococci (Class)
..Methanofastidiosia (Candidate class)
..Methanoliparia (Candidate class)
..Methanomicrobia (Class)
..Methanonatronarchaeia (Class)
..Methanophagales (Candidate order)
..Methanopyri (Class)
..Methanosarcinia (Class)
..Ordosarchaeia (Candidate class)
..Penumbrarchaeia (Candidate class)
..Syntropharchaeia (Candidate class)
..Thalassarchaeia (Candidate class)
..Thermococci (Class)
..Thermoplasmata (Class)
..Archaeoglobi (Class)
....Allopolytropaceae (Candidate family)
....Archaeoglobales (Order)
....Mnemosynellales (Candidate order)
Concise hierarchy
(Kingdom)
Methanobacteriati
-
(Phylum)
Methanobacteriota
Original position
Euryarchaeota
(Phylum)
Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
Original entries
Archaeoglobales
(Order)
Huber and Stetter 2002
Current position
Methanobacteriota
(Phylum)
Garrity and Holt 2023
Ref:
LPSN, 2020-present
: [18 Nov 2025]; LPSN[18 Nov 2025].
Alternative positions
Euryarchaeota
(Phylum)
Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
Ref:
J.P. Euzéby, 2016
: [31 Aug 2017].
Historical positions
Euryarchaeota
(Phylum)
Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
Ref:
J.P. Euzéby, 2016
: [31 Aug 2017].
Archaea
(Domain)
Woese
et al.
1990 stat. inval.
Ref:
L.A. Hug et al., 2016
: fig. 1.
Euryarchaeota
(Phylum)
Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
Ref:
M.A. Ruggiero et al., 2015b
: table 2 (p. 2).
Euryarchaeota
(Phylum)
Garrity and Holt 2002 stat. inval.
Ref:
G.M. Garrity et al., 2007
: 31.
Prokaryota
([unranked])
Ref:
2002
: 685.
[validated name]
Number of Subtaxa
2026
Available in Systema Naturae 2000
2o;4f;8g;8s
1989-present
Systema Naturae 2000
: 18 Nov 2025
[2o;4f;8g]
2016
J.P. Euzéby
: [6 Sep 2017]
[1o;1f;3g]
2015b
M.A. Ruggiero et al.
: table 2 (p. 2)
[1o]
2007
G.M. Garrity et al.
[1o;1f;3g;5s]
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Last updated:
28 Aug 2026