Haloquadratum walsbyi | |
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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. The species name haloquadratum literally means "salt square".