Table 1: Complete list of names proposed in the current register list.
| Proposed Taxon | Etymology | Description | Parent Taxon | Type | Registry URL |
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| Genus Methanoplasma | [Me.tha.no.plas'ma] N.L. neut. n. methanum, methane; Gr. neut. n. plasma, something formed or molded, figure, image; N.L. neut. n. Methanoplasma, a methane-producing form. | The genus is defined by relative evolutionary divergence (RED) and phylogenomic analysis as a monophyletic group. Strictly anaerobic and chemoheterotrophic. Cells are cocci occurring singly. Cells does not have cell wall. No characteristic fluorescence of methanogens under UV light due to lack of F420. Utilize methanol or methylamines only in combination with H2 as substrates for methanogenesis.
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Methanomethylophilaceae | Methanoplasma termitumTs | seqco.de/i:32483 |
| Species Methanoplasma termitumTs | [ter'mi.tum] L. gen. pl. n. termitum, a woodworm, a termite | The species identified by metagenomic analyses. Cells are cocci with a diameter of 0.5–0.8 µm. No cell wall. No autofluorescence under UV light due to lack of cofactor F420. Utilize only H2 + methanol or H2 + monomethylamine as substrates for methanogenesis. Require yeast extract, coenzyme M, and vitamins for growth. Species identified by physiological and genomic analyses of a highly enriched culture. The G+C content of the type genome is 49.2 mol%, and the genome size is 1.48 Mbp.
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Methanoplasma | NCBI Assembly: GCF_000800805.1 Ts | seqco.de/i:46 |