life see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Superkingdom Prokarya see Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Kingdom Bacteria (Cohn 1870) Cavalier-Smith 1983 - bacteria see Kingdom Bacteria Cavalier-Smith 2002
       Subkingdom Archaea Woese et al. 1990 see Domain Archaea Woese et al. 1990
         Division Mendosicutes Murray 1984 see Domain Archaea Woese et al. 1990
           Phylum Euryarchaeota Garrity and Holt 2001
             halophils see Class Halobacteria Grant et al. 2001
               1 Genus Halobacterium Elazari-Volcani 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
               2 Genus Haloferax Torreblanca et al. 1986
               3 Genus Haloarcula Torreblanca et al. 1986
               4 Genus Halococcus Schoop 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)
               5 Genus Halobacter Wainoe Tindall and Ingvorsen 1999
               6 Genus Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984
               7 Genus Natronococcus Tindall et al. 1984