oceanobacillus iheyensis oceanobacillus iheyensis oceanobacillus iheyensis is a bacterium, the type species of its genus. it is a deep-sea species, having been isolated from a depth of 1,050 metres (3,440 ft), and is extremely halotolerant and alkaliphilic. its type strain is hte831 (jcm 11309t, dsm 14371t). oceanobacillus iheyensis hte831 is an alkaliphilic and extremely halotolerant bacillus-related species isolated from deep-sea sediment. oceanobacillus iheyensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: bacillaceae genus: oceanobacillus species: o. iheyensis binomial name oceanobacillus iheyensislu et al. 2002