In
taxonomy
Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.
A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
, the Methanococcales are an
order of the
Methanococci
Methanococci is a class of methanogenic archaea in the phylum Euryarchaeota.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Methanococci Data extracted from the They can be mesophilic, thermophilic or hyperthermophilic
A hyperthermophile is an organism that thri ...
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Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is an online database that maintains information on the nomenclature, naming and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy of prokaryotes, following the taxonomy requirements and rulings of the In ...
(LPSN) and
National Center for Biotechnology Information
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM), a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It is approved and funded by the government of the United States. The ...
(NCBI).
See also
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List of Archaea genera
References
Further reading
Scientific journals
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Scientific books
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Scientific databases
External links
Archaea taxonomic orders
Euryarchaeota
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