Halorubrum salsolis
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| Halorubrum salsolis | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Halobacteria |
| Order: | Haloferacales |
| Family: | Halorubraceae |
| Genus: | Halorubrum |
| Species: | H. salsolis
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| Binomial name | |
| Halorubrum salsolis | |
"Halorubrum salsolis" is an undescribed species of halobacteria which is known to live in the Great Salt Lake in the United States.[1]
The microbe was named by two children who took part in a naming contest held by the discoverers of the organism in 2006; the children independently suggested salsolis as the species name for the microbe.[2]
This halophilic extremophile lives in water 10 times saltier than the ocean.[1] It contains carotenoids that make it resistant to ultraviolet rays.[1]
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