Haloarchaea (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

plural noun, singular hal·o·ar·chae·on [hal-oh-ahr-kee-on]. /ˌhæl oʊˈɑr kiˌɒn/.
  1. 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.
Haloarchaea (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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