| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archaea | Euryarchaeota | Methanobacteria | Methanobacteriales |
| Rank | Scientific name | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| genus | Methanobacterium Kluyver & van Niel, 1936 | accepted |
| genus | Methanobrevibacter Balch & Wolfe, 1981 | accepted |
| genus | Methanosphaera Miller & Wolin, 1985 | accepted |
| genus | Methanothermobacter Wasserfallen et al., 2000 | accepted |
Methanobacteriaceae. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-11-23.