IRMNG - Methanothrix Huser et al., 1983

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Methanothrix Huser et al., 1983

IRMNG_ID

1324382 (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:1324382)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Methanotrichaceae Akinyemi et al. 2021

Synonymised names

Methanosaeta Patel & Sprott, 1990 · unaccepted

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Species Methanothrix soehngenii Huser et al., 1983
Species Methanothrix thermophila Kamagata et al., 1992
Species Methanothrix concilii Patel, 1985 accepted as Methanosaeta concilii (Patel 1985) Patel & Sprott, 1990
Species Methanothrix thermoacetophila corrig. Nozhevnikova & Chudina, 1988 accepted as Methanosaeta thermoacetophila (Nozhevnikova & Chudina 1988) Patel & Sprott, 1990

Environment

terrestrial

Fossil range

recent only

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

IRMNG (2026). Methanothrix Huser et al., 1983. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1324382 on 2026-04-19

Taxonomic edit history

Date

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2006-09-20 22:00:00Z

created

Rees, Tony

2011-12-31 23:00:00Z

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Rees, Tony

2025-09-09 18:42:08Z

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Sources (4)
Links (1)

basis of record SN2000/Margulis & Schwartz, 1998 [details]

verified source for family Parte, A. C. et al. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) (2025 version). , available online at https://lpsn.dsmz.de/ [details]

current name source as per included species [details]

extant flag source SN2000/Margulis & Schwartz, 1998 [details]

To WoRMS (from synonym Methanosaeta Patel & Sprott, 1990)