Halorhabdus
Sign in to saveHalorhabdus is a genus of halophilic archaeans in the Haloarculaceae. With an extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, Halorhabdus has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism.
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GENUS
- KingdomArchaea
- PhylumHalobacteriota
- ClassHalobacteria
- OrderHalobacteriales
- FamilyHaloarculaceae
Habitatmarine
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- Halorhabdus
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Halorhabdus is a genus of halophilic archaeans in the Haloarculaceae. With an extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, Halorhabdus has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism.
==Phylogeny== The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
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