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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Methanosarcina mangrovi

Name: Methanosarcina mangrovi Zhou et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: man.gro’vi. N.L. gen. neut. n. mangrovi, of mangrove

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … man-GRO-wi, feminine

Type strain: CCAM 2189; JCM 39553; T3

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: PV789667 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Zhou J, Tan H, Zhang CJ, Li M. Methanosarcina mangrovi sp. nov. and Methanosarcina sediminis sp. nov., two novel methanogenic archaea isolated from mangrove sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7001. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Methanosarcina Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Zhou J, Tan H, Zhang CJ, Li M. Methanosarcina mangrovi sp. nov. and Methanosarcina sediminis sp. nov., two novel methanogenic archaea isolated from mangrove sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7001. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 69824
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