| Methanopyrales |
Methanopyrus kandleri |
Hydrogenotrophic |
Deepest branching |
| Methanococcales |
Methanococcus maripaludis |
Hydrogenotrophic |
Genetic systems |
| Methanobacteriales |
Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum |
Hydrogenotrophic |
|
| Methanosarcinales |
Methanosarcina mazei |
Hydrogenotrophic, methylotrophic, carboxydotrophic, acetoclastic |
Largest archaeal genome, genetic systems, closely related to ANME-2 methanotrophs |
| Methanomicrobiales |
Methanospirillum hungatei |
Hydrogenotrophic |
|
| Methanocellales |
Methanocella paludicola |
Hydrogenotrophic |
|
| Methanomassiliicoccales |
Methanomassiliicoccus luminyensis |
Methylotrophic |
Was ANME-1 methanotrophs |
| Halobacteriales |
Halobacterium salinarum |
None, aerobic halophilic heterotrophs |
Genetic systems |
| Thermoplasmatales |
Thermoplasma volcanium |
None, thermophilic heterotrophs |
|
| Archaeoglobales |
Archaeoglobus fulgidus |
None, anaerobic sulfate-reducers |
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