Halofilum

Halofilum
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Chromatiales
Family: Ectothiorhodospiraceae
Genus: Halofilum
Xia et al. 2017
Type species
Halofilum ochraceum

Halofilum is a Gram-negative and facultative anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Ectothiorhodospiraceae with one known species (Halofilum ochraceum). Halofilum ochraceum has been isolated from a marine solar saltern from the coast of Weihai in China.