» Note: The word "halobacteria"'s also the plural form of the word "halobacterium". Halobacteria are more correctly called Haloarchaea, but halobacteria remains in common usage as they were originally designated as such before the existence of the domain Archaea was realised. In taxonomy, the Halobacteria (also Halomebacteria) are a class of the Euryarchaeota, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. They're also called halophiles, though this name's also used for other organism… (More on Halobacteria)