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Holophyte vs Halophile - What's the difference?

holophyte | halophile |

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

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    halophile

    English

    (wikipedia 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