Domain Archaea Class Methanomicrobia Phylum Euryarchaeota Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Family Methanosaetceae Genus Methanothrix Order Methanosarcinales | |
Similar Methanosaeta, Methanosarcina barkeri, Methanosarcina, Methanospirillum, Methanobacteria | ||
Methanothrix soehngenii is a species of methanogenic archaea. Its cells are non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped (0.8×2 μm) and are normally combined end to end in long filaments, surrounded by a sheath-like structure. It is named in honour of N. L. Söhngen.
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