Methanosarcina vacuolata Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification phylum Euryarchaeota class Methanomicrobia order Methanosarcinales family Methanosarcinaceae genus Methanosarcina species Methanosarcina vacuolata Name Synonyms Methanosarcina vacuolata Zhilina and Zavarzin 1987 Homonyms Methanosarcina vacuolata Methanosarcina vacuolata Zhilina and Zavarzin 1987