Haloarchaea

Haloarchaea are halophiles. They need high salt concentrations to grow. They are a distinct evolutionary branch of the Archaea, and are extremophiles.

The term halobacteria is a misnomer (mistaken name), because we now know the archaea are a different group from bacteria.


In taxonomy, the Haloarchaea are a class of the Euryarchaeota,See the National Center for Biotechnology Information  webpage on Halobacteria.  Data extracted from the  found in water with salt. They are common in most environments where large amounts of salt, moisture, and organic material are available.

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