Haloarcula quadrata | |
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SEM image of Haloarcula quadrata. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea
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Phylum: | Euryarchaeota
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Class: | Halobacteria
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Order: | Halobacteriales
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Family: | Halobacteriaceae
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Genus: | Haloarcula
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Species: | H. quadrata
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Binomial name | |
Haloarcula quadrata Oren et al. 1999
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Haloarcula quadrata is a species of archaea discovered in a brine pool in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. It was one of the first strains of prokaryotes whose cells show a flat, box-like shape.[1]
They were categorized as Haloarcula on the basis of their polar lipid composition.[1]