haloplanus natans haloplanus natans haloplanus natans is a halophilic archaeon in the family of halobacteriaceae and the type species of the genus haloplanus. it was isolated from controlled mesocosms with a mixture of water from the dead sea and the red sea. haloplanus natans scientific classification domain: archaea kingdom: euryarchaeota phylum: euryarchaeota class: halobacteria order: haloferacales family: haloferacaceae genus: haloplanus species: h. natanselevi bardavid et al. 2007 binomial name haloplanus natans type strain re-101, jcm 25092, dsm 17983