In taxonomy, the Methanococcaceae are a family of the Methanococcales.
[1] These organisms produce methane from formate or through the reduction of carbon dioxide with hydrogen.
Members of the genus Methanothermococcus have been found in deep-sea hydrothermal vents.
[2] The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [3] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
[4] Methanocaldococcus Methanotorris Methanofervidicoccus Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus Methanothermococcus okinawensis Methanococcus aeolicus Methanococcus Methanocaldococcus Methanotorris Methanofervidicoccus Methanothermococcus okinawensis Methanococcus aeolicus Methanothermococcus thermolithotrophicus Methanococcus