Opinion 63: Rejection of the Type Species Methanosarcina methanica (Approved Lists, 1980) and Conservation of the Genus Methanosarcina (Approved Lists, 1980) emend. Mah and Kuhn 1984 with Methanosarcina barkeri (Approved Lists, 1980) as the Type Species

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