| Haloplasma contractile | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Tenericutes |
| Class: | Mollicutes |
| Order: |
Haloplasmatales Rainey, da Costa, Antunes & Huber, 2008 |
| Family: |
Haloplasmataceae Rainey, da Costa, Antunes & Huber, 2008 |
| Genus: |
Haloplasma Antunes, Rainey, da Costa & Huber, 2008 |
| Species: | H. contractile |
| Binomial name | |
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Haloplasma contractile Antunes, Rainey, da Costa & Huber, 2008 |
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Haloplasma contractile is a halophilic, cell wall-less bacterium. It is the only known representative of a deep lineage, and is classified in its own family (Haloplasmataceae) and order (Haloplasmatales), in the class Mollicutes.