In biology terms the difference between holophyte and halophile
is that holophyte is any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis while halophile is an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile.
holophyte
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) Any organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis.
See also
* halophile
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) an organism that lives and thrives in an environment of high salinity, often requiring such an environment; a form of extremophile
Related terms
* halophilic
* halobacteria
* halophyte
* halotolerance
* hyperhalophile