Methanoplanus
| Methanoplanus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Halobacteriota |
| Class: | Methanomicrobia |
| Order: | Methanomicrobiales |
| Family: | Methanomicrobiaceae |
| Genus: | Methanoplanus Wildgruber et al. 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Methanoplanus limicolus corrig. Wildgruber et al. 1984 | |
| Species | |
Methanoplanus is a genus of archaeans in the family Methanomicrobiaceae, comprising three species of methanogenic, or methane-producing, archaea. The cells are irregular coccoid in shape, tend to stain Gram-negative and do not form endospores.