Methanotorris

Methanotorris is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanocaldococcaceae.^[1] The organisms in this genus differ from those of Methanothermococcus in that they are hyperthermophiles and from those of Methanocaldococcus in that they have no flagella, are not motile, and do not require selenium to grow. These microbes have not been shown to cause any illnesses.^[2]

Methanotorris
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	Methanococci
Order:	Methanococcales
Family:	Methanocaldococcaceae
Genus:	Methanotorris Whitman 2002
Type species
Methanotorris igneus (Burggraf et al. 1990) Whitman 2002
Species
M. formicicus M. igneus

Nomenclature

The name "Methanotorris" comes from the Latin methanum for methane and torris for fire. Overall, it means "organism that produces methane at high temperatures."^[2]

See also

• List of Archaea genera