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As of 2021, Haloferacales contains two families, Haloferacaceae and Halorubraceae. Members of this order was demarcated from the class Halobacteria, previously a large phylogenetically unrelated group of species with distinct biochemical characteristics and different ecological niches. The diverse range of morphological and physiological characteristics made it difficult to clarify the evolutionary relationship within the class

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