Methanothrix soehngenii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Methanomicrobia |
Order: | Methanosarcinales |
Family: | Methanosaetceae |
Genus: | Methanothrix |
Species: |
Methanothrix soehngenii Huser et al., 1982 |
Methanothrix soehngenii is a species of methanogenic archaea. Its cells are non-motile, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped (0.8×2 μm) and are normally combined end to end in long filaments, surrounded by a sheath-like structure. It is named in honour of N. L. Söhngen.