Haloquadratum walsbyi

Haloquadratum walsbyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Phylum: Euryarchaeota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Halobacteriales
Family: Halobacteriaceae
Genus: Haloquadratum
Species: H. walsbyi
Binomial name
Haloquadratum walsbyi
Burns et al. 2007

Haloquadratum walsbyi is a species of archaea discovered in a brine pool in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. It is noted for its flat box-like cells.[1] The species name haloquadratum literally means "salt square".

References

  1. Oren, A.; Ventosa, A.; Gutierrez, M. C.; Kamekura, M. (1 July 1999). "Haloarcula quadrata sp. nov., a square, motile archaeon isolated from a brine pool in Sinai (Egypt)". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (3): 1149–1155. PMID 10425773. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1149.

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