archeobacteria

Synonyms:

archaebacteria, archaebacterium, archaeobacteria

Types:

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methanogen

archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas

halophil, halophile

archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival

thermoacidophile

archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures

halobacter, halobacteria, halobacterium

halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats

Type of:

moneran, moneron

organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis