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[edit] Two meanings?

This seems to be the name of a particular class, as well as the generic name for this group of organisms, which is perhaps why the name "Halomebacteria" is given by some as the class name. If the latter becomes firmly established as the class name (I'm not a specialist in this area, so I have no idea if it is already - and apologies if I have this wrong), we can split, but for now, I've made it into more of a standard class article. Noel (talk) 14:42, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

I've reverted. When a class contains only a single family, it doesn't make sense to treat them on different pages; the set of organisms in each is exactly the same. Josh

[edit] Why are there two articles?

If halobacteria are more correctly known as haloarchaea, like the note at the top of the page says, first off, why is this article titled Halobacteria in the first place, and why is there another article (haloarchaea) about the same organisms? I think there should be some sort of merging going on here.Pfzngn 00:41, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

It's something I've been sort of meaning to start discussing and doing. However, the two pages should remain, but the purpose of each needs to be streamlined/clarified. I'm thinking that Halobacteria should be reserved for purely taxonomic purposes (it's the historical taxonomic name from before they knew about Archaea - and important therefore from a taxonomic perspective) but the haloarchaea page should contain most of the detail, as that's how they're known now, and how you would expect people to search for them. Once the duplicated information is moved, the Halobacteria page will essentially be a useful reference while the Haloarchaea page would become a relatively full-bodied article. Natronomonas 22:34, 26 January 2007 (UTC)