Haloplanus natans

Haloplanus natans
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Halobacteriota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Haloferacales
Family: Haloferacaceae
Genus: Haloplanus
Species:
H. natans
Binomial name
Haloplanus natans
Elevi Bardavid et al. 2007
Type strain
RE-101, JCM 25092, DSM 17983

Haloplanus natans is a halophilic Archaeon in the family of Halobacteriaceae and the type species of the genus Haloplanus. It was isolated from controlled mesocosms with a mixture of water from the Dead Sea and the Red Sea.