Methanothermus sociabilis

Methanothermus sociabilis is a species of methanogen. It grows in large clusters 1 to 3 mm in diameter and in temperatures of up to 97 °C (207 °F).^[1] It is found solely in the solfataric fields in Iceland. The cells are bar-shaped and grow strictly through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen, producing methane.^[2]

Methanothermus sociabilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	Methanobacteria
Order:	Methanobacteriales
Family:	Methanothermaceae
Genus:	Methanothermus
Species:	M. sociabilis
Binomial name
Methanothermus sociabilis Stetter et al., 1986