A thermoacidophile (combination of thermophile and acidophile) is an extreme archeon which thrives in acidous, sulfur rich, high temperature environments. Thermoacidophiles prefer temperatures of 70 - 80 °C and pH between 2 and 3. They live mostly in hot springs and/or within deep ocean vent communities. Classified as an archeon and an extremophi...
[n] - archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures
noun archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures