Methanobacteriota

Methanobacteriota is a proposed phylum in the domain Archaea. ^[1]

Methanobacteriota
Phase-contrast photo of Methanobacterium formicicum strain MF (DSM 1535)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota

Taxonomy

The phylum Methanobacteriota was introduced to prokaryotic nomenclature in 2023.^[2] 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)