Methanocalculus halotolerans

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Methanocalculus halotolerans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: "Methanomicrobia"
Order: Methanomicrobiales
Family: Methanocorpusculaceae
Genus: Methanocalculus
Species:
M. halotolerans
Binomial name
Methanocalculus halotolerans
Ollivier et al. 1998

Methanocalculus halotolerans is a species of archaeon, the type species of its genus. It is an irregular coccoid hydrogenotrophic methanogen. Its type strain is SEBR 4845T (= OCM 470T).[1]

The name "Methanocalculus" has Latin roots, "methano" for methane and "calculus" for small round structure, "halo" for salt and "tolerans" for tolerant. In all, the name means salt-tolerant organism with a gravelly body that produces methane.[2]

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