desulfocella halophila desulfocella halophila desulfocella halophila is a halophilic bacterium from the genus of desulfocella which has been isolated from sediments from the great salt lake in the united states. desulfocella halophila scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: thermodesulfobacteriota class: desulfobacteria order: desulfobacterales family: desulfobacteraceae genus: desulfocella species: d. halophila binomial name desulfocella halophilabrandt et al. 1999 type strain atcc 700426, cip 106097, dsm 11763, gsl-but2