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Organisms living in salty areas are call...

Organisms living in salty areas are called as

A

methanogens

B

halophiles

C

heliophytes

D

thermoacidophiles.

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B
Halophiles are a type of archaebacteria which occur in salt rich substrata (2.5-5.0 M) like salt pans, salt beds and slat marshes, e.g., Halobacterium, Halococcus.They are aerobic chemoheterotrophs.Their cell membrane have red carotenoid pigment for protection against harmful solar radiation.
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