Family Methanosarcinaceae
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Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Methanosarcinaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Methanosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 emend. Barker 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Methanosarcina, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanosarcinaceae, the Methanosarcina family.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 6. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1981, 31, 215-218.
Effective publication: BALCH (W.E.), FOX (G.E.), MAGRUM (L.J.), WOESE (C.R.) and WOLFE (R.S.): Methanogens: reevaluation of a unique biological group. Microbiol. Rev., 1979, 43, 260-296.
Validation List no. 6 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ Methanosarcinaceae Balch and Wolfe 1981 emend. Sowers et al. 1984.
Type genus: ¤ Methanosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 emend. Barker 1956 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Methanosarcina, type genus of the family; suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Methanosarcinaceae, the Methanosarcina family.
Reference: SOWERS (K.R.), JOHNSON (J.L.) and FERRY (J.G.): Phylogenic relationships among the methylotrophic methane-producing bacteria and emendation of the family Methanosarcinaceae. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 444-450.
Original article in IJSEM Online
