methanolobus tindarius methanolobus tindarius methanolobus tindarius is a methanogen archaeon. it is marine, mesophilic, coccoid, lobal and monotrichous flagellated. they were isolated from coastal sediments. methanolobus tindarius scientific classification domain: archaea kingdom: euryarchaeota phylum: euryarchaeota class: methanomicrobia order: methanosarcinales family: methanosarcinaceae genus: methanolobus species: m. tindarius binomial name methanolobus tindariuskönig and stetter 1982