Haloplasma contractile | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Tenericutes |
Class: | Mollicutes |
Order: |
Haloplasmatales Rainey, da Costa, Antunes & Huber, 2008 |
Family: |
Haloplasmataceae Rainey, da Costa, Antunes & Huber, 2008 |
Genus: |
Haloplasma Antunes, Rainey, da Costa & Huber, 2008 |
Species: | H. contractile |
Binomial name | |
Haloplasma contractile Antunes, Rainey, da Costa & Huber, 2008 |
Haloplasma contractile is a halophilic, cell wall-less bacterium. It is the only known representative of a deep lineage, and is classified in its own family (Haloplasmataceae) and order (Haloplasmatales), in the class Mollicutes.