Methanocaldococcaceae
Encyclopedia
In taxonomy
, the Methanocaldococcaceae are a family
of the Methanococcales
.
Alpha taxonomy
Alpha taxonomy is the discipline concerned with finding, describing and naming species of living or fossil organisms. This field is supported by institutions holding collections of these organisms, with relevant data, carefully curated: such institutes include natural history museums, herbaria and...
, the Methanocaldococcaceae are a family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of the Methanococcales
Methanococcales
In taxonomy, the Methanococcales are an order of the Methanococci.-External links:...
.