Haloarcula quadrata
| Haloarcula quadrata | |
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| SEM image of Haloarcula quadrata. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Halobacteria |
| Order: | Halobacteriales |
| Family: | Haloarculaceae |
| Genus: | Haloarcula |
| Species: | H. quadrata
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| Binomial name | |
| Haloarcula quadrata Oren et al. 1999
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Haloarcula quadrata is a species of archaea discovered in a brine pool in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It was one of the first strains of prokaryotes whose cells show a flat, box-like shape.
They were categorized as Haloarcula on the basis of their polar lipid composition.