<P> Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations . They are a type of extremophile organisms . The name comes from the Greek word for `` salt - loving '' . While most halophiles are classified into the Archaea domain , there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryota , such as the alga Dunaliella salina or fungus Wallemia ichthyophaga . Some well - known species give off a red color from carotenoid compounds , notably bacteriorhodopsin . Halophiles can be found anywhere with a concentration of salt five times greater than the salt concentration of the ocean , such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah , Owens Lake in California , the Dead Sea , and in evaporation ponds . </P>
<P> Halophiles are organisms that thrive in high salt concentrations . They are a type of extremophile organisms . The name comes from the Greek word for `` salt - loving '' . While most halophiles are classified into the Archaea domain , there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryota , such as the alga Dunaliella salina or fungus Wallemia ichthyophaga . Some well - known species give off a red color from carotenoid compounds , notably bacteriorhodopsin . Halophiles can be found anywhere with a concentration of salt five times greater than the salt concentration of the ocean , such as the Great Salt Lake in Utah , Owens Lake in California , the Dead Sea , and in evaporation ponds . </P>
halophiles require an environment with a high concentration of
halophiles require an environment with a high concentration of
salt
salt