Halorubraceae
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| Halorubraceae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Halobacteria |
| Order: | Haloferacales |
| Family: | Halorubraceae Gupta et al. 2016 |
| Genera | |
Halorubraceae is a family of halophilic, chemoorganotrophic or heterotrophic archaea within the order Haloferacales.[1][2][3] The type genus of this family is Halorubrum.[4] Its biochemical characteristics are the same as the order Haloferacales.
The name Halorubraceae is derived from the Latin term Halorubrum, referring to the type genus of the family and the suffix "-ceae," an ending used to denote a family. Together, Halorubraceae refers to a family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Halorubrum.
