archaeobacteria

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archaeobacteria - considered ancient life forms that evolved separately from bacteria and blue-green algaearchaebacteria, archaebacterium, archeobacteriamoneran, moneron - organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and whose nutritional mode is absorption or photosynthesis or chemosynthesisdivision Archaebacteria - in some classifications considered a kingdommethanogen - archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gashalophil, halophile - archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survivalthermoacidophile - archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures