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Monotypic taxon: Order "Methanopyrales" Huber and Stetter 2001 nom. inval. (prokaryote)

Entity:

Concise hierarchy

(Domain) Archaea - (Phylum) Euryarchaeota - (Class) Methanopyri

Original position

Methanopyri (Class) Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. inval.

Original entries

Methanopyraceae (Family) Huber and Stetter 2001 nom. inval.

Current position

Methanopyri (Class) Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. inval.

Ref: H. Huber & K.O. Stetter, 2001: 353. [new taxon]

Alternative positions

*Euryarchaeota* (Kingdom) Woese et al. 1990
*Methanothermea* (Class) Cavalier-Smith 2002 nom. rej.	Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 14). [new position]

Historical positions

*Methanothermea* (Class) Cavalier-Smith 2002 nom. rej.	Ref: T. Cavalier-Smith, 2002a: tbl. 1 (p. 14). [new position]
*Methanopyri* (Class) Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. inval.	Ref: G.M. Garrity et al., 2001b: 3. [new taxon]
*Methanopyri* (Class) Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. inval.	Ref: G.M. Garrity & J.G. Holt, 2001a: [156]. [new taxon]
*Methanopyri* (Class) Garrity and Holt 2001 nom. inval.	Ref: H. Huber & K.O. Stetter, 2001: 353; xv. [new taxon]

Number of Subtaxa

1989-present	Systema Naturae 2000	[1f;1g]
2001b	G.M. Garrity et al.: 3	[1f;1g]
2001	H. Huber & K.O. Stetter	[1f;1g]
2001a	G.M. Garrity & J.G. Holt: [156]	[1f;1g]
2000		1f1g

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