halophile

(noun)

an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile

Related Terms

Examples of halophile in the following topics:

  • Extremophiles and Biofilms

    • For example, a soda lake is both salty and alkaline, so organisms that live in a soda lake must be both alkaliphiles and halophiles.