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. ...

, ''Methanotorris'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of the

Methanocaldococcaceae In taxonomy, the Methanocaldococcaceae are a family of microbes within the order Methanococcales. It contains two genera, the type genus ''Methanocaldococcus'' and ''Methanotorris''. These species are coccoid in form, neutrophilic to slightly ac ...

.See the

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Data extracted from the The organisms in this genus differ from those of ''Methanothermococcus'' in that they are

hyperthermophile A hyperthermophile is an organism that thrives in extremely hot environments—from 60 °C (140 °F) upwards. An optimal temperature for the existence of hyperthermophiles is often above 80 °C (176 °F). Hyperthermophiles are often within the doma ...

s and from those of

Methanocaldococcus ''Methanocaldococcus'' formerly known as ''Methanococcus'' is a genus of coccoid methanogen archaea. They are all mesophiles, except the thermophilic ''M. thermolithotrophicus'' and the hyperthermophilic ''M. jannaschii''. The latter was discove ...

in that they have no

flagella A flagellum (; ) is a hairlike appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many protists with flagella are termed as flagellates. A microorganism may have f ...

, are not motile, and do not require

selenium Selenium is a chemical element with the symbol Se and atomic number 34. It is a nonmetal (more rarely considered a metalloid) with properties that are intermediate between the elements above and below in the periodic table, sulfur and telluriu ...

to grow. These microbes have not been shown to cause any illnesses.

Nomenclature

The name "Methanotorris" comes from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

''methanum'' 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 relative abundance of methane on Ear ...

and ''torris'' for fire. Overall, it means "organism that produces methane at high temperatures."

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