Notable Extremophiles

Connected Sites: 8

Definition
An extremophile is an organism that thrives in physically or geochemically extreme conditions that are detrimental to most life on Earth.

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Connected Sites

  • Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers
    Inscribed: 1988
    3.15
    9
    2
    extremophilic ciliated protozoa at the Valley of Flowers (live in sulphur spring)
    See sgtbkhalsadu.ac.in
  • Galapagos Islands
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.60
    114
    9
    Pompeii worm (an extremophile found only at hydrothermal vents in the Pacific Ocean) - wiki
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Yellowstone
    Yellowstone
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1978
    4.49
    215
    12
    acidophiles (thrive under highly acidic conditions (usually at pH 2.0 or below)), cryptoendoliths, hyperthermophiles (thrives in extremely hot environments from 60 degrees C)
  • Inscribed: 1996
    4.31
    15
    2
    The Uzon caldera is a location of the occurrence of extremophile micro-organisms due to its high localized temperatures (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Sagarmatha National Park
    Inscribed: 1979
    3.78
    49
    3
    ... the Himalayan jumping spider, is a small jumping spider that lives at elevations of up to 6,700 m (22,000 ft) in the Himalayas, including Mount Everest, making it a candidate for the highest known permanent resident on Earth (wiki)
    See en.wikipedia.org
  • Fertö/Neusiedlersee
    Fertö/Neusiedlersee
    Austria, Hungary
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.29
    187
    8
    Neusiedlersee: halophiles (organisms that thrive in environments with very high concentrations of salt)
  • Dolomites
    Inscribed: 2009
    4.08
    252
    7
    cryptoendoliths (colonizes structural cavities within porous rocks, including spaces produced and vacated by euendoliths)
  • Western Ghats
    Inscribed: 2012
    3.03
    60
    5
    extremophilic ciliated protozoa in Silent Valley
    See sgtbkhalsadu.ac.in