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Haloferacales

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Haloferacales is an order of halophilic, chemoorganotrophic or heterotrophic archaea within the class Haloarchaea. The type genus of this order is Haloferax.

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  1. KingdomArchaea
  2. PhylumHalobacteriota
  3. ClassHalobacteria
  4. OrderHalobacteriales

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Haloferacales
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Halobacteriales
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  • Biochemical characteristics and molecular signatures
  • Historical systematics and current taxonomy
  • Phylogeny
  • References

Haloferacales is an order of halophilic, chemoorganotrophic or heterotrophic archaea within the class Haloarchaea. The type genus of this order is Haloferax.

The name Haloferacales is derived from the Latin term Haloferax, referring to the type genus of the order and the suffix "-ales," an ending used to denote an order. Together, Haloferacales refers to an order whose nomenclatural type is the genus Haloferax.

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