''Methanocalculus halotolerans'' is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid

hydrogenotrophic Hydrogenotrophs are organisms that are able to metabolize molecular hydrogen as a source of energy. An example of hydrogenotrophy is performed by carbon dioxide-reducing organismsStams, J.M., and Plugge, C.M. (2010) The microbiology of methanogene ...

methanogen Methanogens are anaerobic archaea that produce methane as a byproduct of their energy metabolism, i.e., catabolism. Methane production, or methanogenesis, is the only biochemical pathway for Adenosine triphosphate, ATP generation in methanogens. A ...

. Its type strain is SEBR 4845^T (= OCM 470^T).

Nomenclature

The name "Methanocalculus" has Latin roots, "methano" for

methane Methane ( , ) is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms). It is a group-14 hydride, the simplest alkane, and the main constituent of natural gas. The abundance of methane on Earth makes ...

and "calculus" for small round structure, "halo" for salt and "tolerans" for tolerant. In all, the name means ''salt-tolerant organism with a gravelly body that produces methane.''

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LPSNType strain of ''Methanocalculus halotolerans'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Euryarchaeota Archaea described in 1998 Enigmatic archaea taxa {{Euryarchaeota-stub

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