Methanoplanus

Methanoplanus is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanomicrobiaceae,^[1] comprising three species of methanogenic, or methane-producing, archaea. The cells are irregular coccoid in shape, tend to stain Gram-negative and do not form endospores.^[2]

Methanoplanus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	"Methanomicrobia"
Order:	Methanomicrobiales
Family:	Methanomicrobiaceae
Genus:	Methanoplanus Wildgruber et al. 1984
Type species
Methanoplanus limicolus corrig. Wildgruber et al. 1984
Species
M. endosymbiosus M. limicolus

See also

• List of Archaea genera