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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Methanosarcina sediminis

Name: Methanosarcina sediminis Zhou et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: se.di’mi.nis. L. gen. neut. n. sediminis, of sediments

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … se-DI-mi-nis, feminine

Type strain: CCAM 2190; JCM 39554; Mfa9

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16S rRNA gene: PV789668 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: 69825
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