ystem ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁but ▁the ▁car bo h yd r ates ▁contained ▁within ▁these ▁organ isms ▁potentially ▁serve ▁many ▁practical ▁purposes . ▁Because ▁of ▁their ▁ability ▁to ▁maintain ▁home ost asis ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁salt ▁around ▁them , ▁H . ▁vol can ii ▁could ▁be ▁an ▁important ▁player ▁in ▁adv anc ements ▁in ▁bi ote chn ology . ▁As ▁it ▁is ▁likely ▁that ▁H . ▁vol can ii ▁and ▁compar able ▁species ▁are ▁ranked ▁among ▁the ▁earliest ▁living ▁organ isms , ▁they ▁also ▁provide ▁information ▁related ▁to ▁gen et ics ▁and ▁evolution . ▁ ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁ ▁The ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁contains ▁a ▁very ▁high ▁concentration ▁of ▁sod ium , ▁mag nes ium , ▁and ▁calci um ▁sal ts . ▁This ▁combination ▁makes ▁the ▁sea ▁an ▁ideal ▁environment ▁for ▁extrem oph iles ▁such ▁as ▁H . vol can ii . ▁The ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁has ▁a ▁diverse ▁community ▁of ▁micro organ isms , ▁though ▁the ▁field ▁tests ▁completed ▁by ▁Kap lan ▁and ▁Fried man ▁reported ▁that ▁H . vol can ii ▁had ▁the ▁largest ▁numerical ▁presence ▁within ▁the ▁community . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁to ▁find ▁higher ▁numbers ▁of ▁the ▁hal oph ile ▁during ▁the ▁summer , ▁as ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁is ▁much ▁war mer , ▁aver aging ▁around ▁ 3 7 ▁degrees ▁Cel si us , ▁and ▁thus ▁more ▁condu ci ve ▁to ▁b acter ial ▁blo oms . ▁Unfortunately , ▁the ▁Dead ▁Sea ▁is ▁becoming ▁less ▁hosp itable ▁to ▁extrem oph iles ▁such ▁as ▁H . ▁vol can ii ▁due ▁to ▁increasing