甲烷嗜盐菌属(学名:Methanohalophilus)為甲烷八叠球菌目甲烷八叠球菌科的一属革兰氏阴性菌。可在天然的或人工咸水湖或咸水地下水中分离到。此属的模式种为马氏甲烷嗜盐菌(Methanohalophilus mahii)。
本属包括以下物种:
- 嗜盐甲烷嗜盐菌 Methanohalophilus halophilus (Zhilina 1984) Wilharm et al. 1991
- Methanohalophilus levihalophilus Katayama et al. 2014
- 马氏甲烷嗜盐菌 Methanohalophilus mahii Paterek and Smith 1988
- 俄勒冈甲烷嗜盐菌 Methanohalophilus oregonensis Liu et al. 1990[1],也拼作:Methanohalophilus oregonense
- 葡萄牙甲烷嗜盐菌 Methanohalophilus portucalensis Boone et al. 1993
- 织里甲烷嗜盐菌 Methanohalophilus zhilinae Mathrani et al. 1988,为Methanosalsum zhilinae (Mathrani et al. 1988) Boone and Baker 2002的异名
- ^ Liu Y, Boone DR, Choy C. Methanohalophilus oregonense sp. nov., a methylotrophic methanogen from an alkaline, saline aquifer. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:111-116.
- LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature