Psammophile

A psammophile is a plant that prefers or thrives in sandy areas. Psammophiles currently thrive in places such as the Arabian peninsula and the Sahara.^[1]

References

↑ Mo'atsah (1992). Israel Journal of Zoology. p. 182.

Extremophiles

Types

Acidophile
Alkaliphile
Capnophile
Cryozoa
Endolith
Halophile
Hypolith
Lipophile
Lithoautotroph
Lithophile
Methanogen
Metallotolerant
Oligotroph
Osmophile
Piezophile
Polyextremophile
Psammophile
Psychrophile
Radioresistant
Thermophile / Hyperthermophile
Thermoacidophile
Xerophile

Notable
extremophiles

Bacteria	Chloroflexus aurantiacus Deinococcus radiodurans Deinococcus–Thermus Snottite Thermus aquaticus Thermus thermophilus Spirochaeta americana GFAJ-1

Archaea	Pyrococcus furiosus Strain 121 Pyrolobus fumarii

Animalia	Paralvinella sulfincola Halicephalobus mephisto Pompeii worm Tardigrada

Abiogenic petroleum origin
Acidithiobacillales
Acidobacteria
Acidophiles in acid mine drainage
Archaeoglobaceae
Berkeley Pit
Blood Falls
Crenarchaeota
Grylloblattidae
Halobacteria
Halobacterium
Helaeomyia petrolei
Hydrothermal vent
Methanopyrus
Movile Cave
Radiotrophic fungus
Rio Tinto
Taq polymerase
Thermostability
Thermotogae

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