Myxococcus Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank GENUS Classification phylum Myxococcota class Myxococcia order Myxococcales family Myxococcaceae genus Myxococcus Name Synonyms Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 emend. Lang and Stackebrandt 2009 Homonyms Myxococcus Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 emend. Lang and Stackebrandt 2009