Name: Methanosarcina methanica (Smit 1930) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Zymosarcina methanica" Smit 1930

Etymology: me.tha’ni.ca. N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; L. fem. adj. suff. -ica, suffix used with the sense of pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. methanica, pertaining to methane

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: me-t^ha-no-SAR-ki-na me-T^HA-ni-ka, feminine

Type strain: no culture available

Effective publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, rejected name

Taxonomic status: in need of a replacement

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Zymosarcina methanica" Smit 1930	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 Rejected name (Opinion IJSB 36:492, see also IJSB 36:357), nomen dubium et confusum. Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 63. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:492.

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

Assigned by: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.

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