Na.tri.al.ba.ce'ae. N.L. fem. n.
Natrialba
the type genus of the family; ‐
aceae
ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n.
Natrialbaceae
the
Natrialba
family.
Euryarchaeota / Halobacteria / Natrialbales / Natrialbaceae
The family
Natrialbaceae
consists of 12 genera:
Natrialba
(the type genus),
Halobiforma
,
Halopiger
,
Halostagnicola
,
Haloterrigena
,
Halovivax
,
Natrinema
,
Natronobacterium
,
Natronococcus
,
Natronolimnobius
,
Natronorubrum
, and
Salinarchaeum
. They are chemo‐organotrophs and are found in salt lakes, salterns, soda lakes, and other hypersaline environments. Most members of the family are alkaliphilic. Based on phylogenomic analyses, the family was separated from the
Halobacteriaceae
in 2015 with the establishment of the order
Natrialbales
.