Haloarculaceae

Haloarculaceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Methanobacteriota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Halobacteriales
Family: Haloarculaceae
Gupta et al. 2016
Genera
  • Halapricum Song et al. 2014
  • Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986
  • Halococcoides Sorokin et al. 2019
  • Haloglomus Durán-Viseras et al. 2020
  • Halomicrobium Oren et al. 2002
  • Halorarius Sun et al. 2023
  • Halorhabdus Wainø et al. 2000
  • Halorientalis Cui et al. 2011
  • Halosegnis Durán-Viseras et al. 2022
  • Halosimplex Vreeland et al. 2003
  • Salinirussus Cui et al. 2017

Haloarculaceae is a family of halophilic and mostly chemoorganotrophic archaea within the order Halobacteriales. The type genus of this family is Haloarcula. Its biochemical characteristics are the same as the order Halobacteriales.

The name Haloarculaceae is derived from the Latin term Haloarcula, referring to the type genus of the family and the suffix "-ceae," an ending used to denote a family. Together, Haloarculaceae refers to a family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Haloarcula.

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