| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archaea | Euryarchaeota | Methanomicrobia | Methanosarcinales | Methanosarcinaceae | Methanosarcina Kluyver & van Niel, 1936 |
Methanosarcina methanica (Smit, 1930) Kluyver & van Niel, 1936. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-11-19.