Methanocaldococcaceae

Methanocaldococcaceae is a family of microbes within the order Methanococcales.^[2] It contains two genera, the type genus Methanocaldococcus and Methanotorris. These species are coccoid in form, neutrophilic to slightly acidophilic, and predominantly motile, and they have a very short generation period, from 25 to 45 minutes under optimal conditions. They produce energy exclusively through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen. Some species have been found in marine hydrothermal vents.^[3]

Methanocaldococcaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	Methanococci
Order:	Methanococcales
Family:	Methanocaldococcaceae Whitman et al. 2002[1]
Genera
Methanocaldococcus Methanotorris

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)^[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).^[2]

16S rRNA based LTP_06_2022[4][5][6]	53 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214[7][8][9]
Methanocaldococcaceae Methanocaldococcus Methanotorris Methanococcaceae Methanofervidicoccus Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus Methanothermococcus okinawensis Methanococcus aeolicus Methanococcus	Methanocaldococcaceae Methanocaldococcus Methanococcaceae Methanotorris Methanofervidicoccus Methanothermococcus okinawensis Methanococcus aeolicus Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus Methanococcus

See also

• List of Archaea genera