Kingdom Bacteria Scientific name Oceanospirillales Rank Order | Phylum Proteobacteria Higher classification Gammaproteobacteria | |
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Lower classifications Halomonas, Alcanivorax, GFAJ‑1, Candidatus Carsonella ruddii, Chromohalobacter beijerinckii | ||
The Oceanospirillales are an order of Proteobacteria, with seven families. Most species of this order are halotolerant or halophilic.
One strain of Oceanospirillales is an endosymbiont of the Osedax worms. They are not present in Osedax oocytes so they are later acquired.
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