haloarchaea

[ hal-oh-ahr-kee-uh ]

/ ˌhæl oʊˈɑr ki ə /

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plural noun, singular hal·o·ar·chae·on

[hal-oh-ahr-kee-on]. /ˌhæl oʊˈɑr kiˌɒn/.

Microbiology. a group of archaea requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival, and having no chlorophyll but a distinctive purplish pigmentation by which photosynthesis occurs.

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Origin of haloarchaea

First recorded in 1995–2000; halo- + archaea

Words nearby haloarchaea

halm, halma, Halmahera, Halmstad, halo, haloarchaea, halobacteria, halobiont, halo blight, halocarbon, halocline