What is Haloarchaea?
{{Taxobox |name =Archaea |fossil_range =[[Archaean]] &ndash; Recent |image =Halobacteria.jpg |image_width =200px |image_caption =''Halobacteria'' sp. strain NRC-1, each cell about 5 μm long. | domain = [[Archaea]] | regnum = [[Euryarchaeota]] | phylum = [[Euryarchaeota]] | classis = | subdivision_ranks = [[Order (biology)|Order]] | subdivision = }} '''Haloarchaea''' are [[halophile]]s. They need high [[salt]] concentrations to grow. They are a distinct [[evolution]]ary branch of the [[Archaea]], and are [[extremophile]]s. The term ''halobacteria'' is a misnomer (mistaken name), because we now know the archaea are a different group from bacteria. [[Image:San Francisco Bay Salt Ponds.jpg|thumb|240px|right|Salt ponds with pink colored Haloarchaea]] In [[taxonomy]], the Haloarchaea are a [[class (biology)|class]] of the [[Euryarchaeota]],<ref>See the National Center for Biotechnology Information [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=183963 webpage on Halobacteria]. Data extracted from the {{cite web | url=ftp://ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/pub/taxonomy/ | title=NCBI taxonomy resources | publisher=NCBI | accessdate=2007-03-19}}</ref> found in [[water]] with [[salt]]. They are common in most environments where large amounts of salt, moisture, and organic material are available. ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Protista]] {{biology-stub}}