| Haloquadratum walsbyi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
| Class: | Halobacteria |
| Order: | Halobacteriales |
| Family: | Halobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Haloquadratum |
| Species: | H. walsbyi |
| Binomial name | |
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Haloquadratum walsbyi Burns et al. 2007 |
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Haloquadratum walsbyi is a species of archaea discovered in a brine pool in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. It is noted for its flat box-like cells. The species name haloquadratum literally means "salt square".