archaebacteria

Noun
  1. Considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algae (synset 101350224)
    is a type of: moneran, moneron - organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
    subtypes:
    • methanogen - archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas
    • halophil, halophile - archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival
    • thermoacidophile - archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures
    belongs to: division archaebacteria - in some classifications considered a kingdom
    same as: archaebacterium, archaeobacteria, archeobacteria

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