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Haloquadratum walsbyi

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".



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