Haloarculaceae

Haloarculaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Phylum:	Euryarchaeota
Class:	Halobacteria
Order:	Halobacteriales
Family:	Haloarculaceae; Gupta et al. 2016
Genera
	Halapricum; Haloarcula; Halococcoides; Haloglomus; Halomicroarcula; Halomicrobium; Halorhabdus; Halorientalis; Halosegnis; Halosiccatus; Halosimplex; Salinirussus;

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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