Methanococcus aeolicus Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification phylum Euryarchaeota class Methanococci order Methanococcales family Methanococcaceae genus Methanococcus species Methanococcus aeolicus Name Synonyms "Methanococcus aeolicus" Schmid et al. 1984 Methanococcus aeolicus Kendall et al. 2006 Homonyms Methanococcus aeolicus "Methanococcus aeolicus" Schmid et al. 1984 Methanococcus aeolicus Kendall et al. 2006