What is Hyperthermophile?
[[Image:Aerial image of Grand Prismatic Spring (view from the south).jpg|right|thumb|275px|Thermophiles produce some of the bright colors of [[Grand Prismatic Spring]], [[Yellowstone National Park]]]] '''Hyperthermophiles''' are [[extremophile]]<ref>organisms that live in an [[wikt:extreme|extreme]] [[environment]]</ref> organisms that live best in very hot environments– from 60°[[Centigrade|C]] (140°[[Fahrenheit|F]]) up to 100°C (212°F). The best temperature for hyperthermophiles to grow at is around 80°C (176°F). Hyperthermophiles are mostly in the [[Archaea]] [[domain (biology)|domain]], but some [[bacteria]] are able to tolerate temperatures of around 100°C (212°F) as well. Many hyperthermophiles are also able to tolerate other environmental extremes, like high [[acid]]ity or radiation levels. ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Biology-stub}} [[Category:Extremophiles]]