Halococcaceae
Halococcaceae is a family of halophilic and mostly chemoorganotrophic archaea within the order Halobacteriales. The type genus of this family is Halococcus. Its biochemical characteristics are the same as the order Halobacteriales.
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| Family: | Halococcaceae Gupta et al. 2016 |
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The name Halococcaceae is derived from the Latin term Halococcus, referring to the type genus of the family and the suffix "-ceae", an ending used to denote a family. Together, Halococcaceae refers to a family whose nomenclatural type is the genus Halococcus.
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