2006-12-11 03:22:43 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Halophiles are extremophiles that thrive in environments with very high concentrations of salt (at least 2 M, approximately ten times the salt level of ocean water). The name comes from Greek for "salt-loving". The halobacteria (also halomebacteria) are a class of archaea, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. They are also called halophiles, though this name is also used for other organisms which live in somewhat less concentrated salt water.
Their Domain is archaea, altho some are in the domain bacteria...
Their phylum or class is halobacteria!
2006-12-11 03:31:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Halogens are in column 7 or 17 on the newer versiion of the periodic table. Halogens means salt former. Halophiles would be things that like halogens so I would choose column 1 or the alkaline metals since they combine with the halogens one to one.
2006-12-11 11:36:00 · answer #2 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Miss Pearlman's class.
Stevie Halophiles (or Squeegee as we cal him) sits in the next to last row by the window.
2006-12-11 11:33:24 · answer #3 · answered by JIMBO 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋