What genus does the starch from cellophane noodles come from?
Cellophane noodles Cellophane noodles ( ; also known as Chinese vermicelli, bean threads, bean thread noodles, crystal noodles, potato noodles, or glass noodles) are a type of transparent noodle made from starch (such as mung bean starch, yam, potato starch, cassava, canna or batata starch) and water.
Methanohalophilus mahii There are a total of four species in the genus "Methanohalophilus" including "Methanohalophilus mahii", "Methanohalophilus halophilus", "Methanohalophilus portucalensis", and "Methanohalophilus euhalobius." The closest relative, "Methanohalophilus portucalensis", has a 99.8% similarity in sequence across the whole genome to "Methanohalophilus mahii". The other "Methanohalophilus" species have less than a 94.7% similarity to "Methanohalophilus mahii". All species in the genus are halophilic methanogens that contribute to marine ecosystem mineral cycling.