Domain Archaea Phylum Euryarchaeota Order Methanobacteriales Rank Species | Kingdom Euryarchaeota Class Methanobacteria Family Methanobacteriaceae | |
Similar Methylococcaceae, Methylomonas, Methylococcus, Methylomonas methanica | ||
Methylosphaera hansonii is a species of psychrophilic, group I methanotroph, named after R.S. Hanson. It is non-motile, coccoidal in morphology, does not form resting cells, reproduces by constriction, and requires seawater for growth. Its type strain is ACAM 549.
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