Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Universal Root Woese et al. 1990 Bacteria (None 2015) Woese et al. 1990 Proteobacteria (sic) Garrity et al. 2021 Pseudomonadota corrig. Garrity et al. 2021 Alphaproteobacteriota (sic) Garrity et al. 2021 Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005 emend. Williams and Kelly 2013 Methylococcales Bowman 2005 Methylococcaceae Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 emend. Bowman et al. 1993 Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bowman et al. 1993 Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Methylococcus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Bowman et al. 1993 Methylococcus mobilis Hazeu et al. 1980 Methylococcus thermophilus Malashenko et al. 1975 (Approved Lists 1980) Methylococcus whittenburyi Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Methylococcus chroococcus Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Methylococcus luteus Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Methylococcus bovis Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Methylococcus capsulatus Foster and Davis 1966 (Approved Lists 1980) Methylococcus geothermalis Awala et al. 2020 Methylococcus vinelandii Romanovskaya et al. 1981 List Editor Validation List no. 7. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. 1981 31 3 382 383 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology Int J Syst Bacteriol 0020-7713 10.1099/00207713-31-3-382 Verified that there is no sequence data available (May 1, 2018). Romanovskaya V.A. Malashenko Y.R. Bogachenko V.N. Refinement of the diagnosis of the genera and species of methane-using bacteria 1978 47 120 130 Mikrobiologiya (Russian) 0026-3656 418311 Methylococcus whittenburyi Romanovskaya et al. 1981 Bowman J.P. Sly L.I. Nichols P.D. Hayward A.C. Revised taxonomy of the methanotrophs: Description of Methylobacter gen.nov., emendation of Methylococcus, validation of Methylosinus and Methylocystis species, and a proposal that the family Methylococcaceae includes only the Group I Methanotrophs. 1993 43 4 735 753 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology Int J Syst Bacteriol 0020-7713 10.1099/00207713-43-4-735 List Editor Validation List no. 7. Validation of the publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. 1981 31 3 382 383 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology Int J Syst Bacteriol 0020-7713 10.1099/00207713-31-3-382 Romanovskaya V.A. Malashenko Y.R. Bogachenko V.N. Refinement of the diagnosis of the genera and species of methane-using bacteria 1978 47 120 130 Mikrobiologiya (Russian) 0026-3656 418311