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Halobellus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Methanobacteriota
Class:	Halobacteria
Order:	Haloferacales
Family:	Haloferacaceae
Genus:	Halobellus Cui et al. 2011
Type species
Halobellus clavatus Cui et al. 2011
Species
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Halobellus (common abbreviation: Hbs.) is a genus of halophilic archaea.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

16S rRNA based LTP_07_2026

53 marker proteins based GTDB 11-RS232

Halobellus rubicundus Hwang et al. 2025 Haloquadratum walsbyi Burns et al. 2007 Halobellus~1 Halobellus inordinatus Qui et al. 2013 Halobellus ramosii Perez-Davo et al. 2015 Halobellus s.s. H. marinus Zhu et al. 2025 H. clavatus Cui et al. 2011 H. ruber Hwang et al. 2022 H. limi Cui et al. 2012 H. ordinarius Zhu et al. 2025 H. captivus Chen et al. 2020 H. rufus Cha et al. 2014 H. salinus Cui et al. 2012 H. litoreus Zhao et al 2014 H. rarus Zhang et al. 2014

Haloquadratum H. walsbyi Halobellus ruber Halobellus salinus Halobellus clavatus Halobellus rubicundus Halobellus marinus Halobellus ordinarius Halobellus inordinatus [Halobellus ramosii] Halobellus rufus Halobellus captivus Halobellus salinisoli Cui et al. 2025 Halobellus litoreus Halobellus limi Halobellus rarus

See also

• List of Archaea genera