Domain Archaea Phylum Euryarchaeota Order Methanomicrobiales | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Class Methanomicrobia Family Methanomicrobiaceae | |
Methanoplanus endosymbiosus is a species of archaeon, an endosymbiont of the marine sapropelic ciliate Metopus contortus. It is an irregular, disc-shaped bacterium with a diameter of 1.6–3.4 μms and type strain MC1.
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