The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. ... They are theorized to be a possible candidate for extremophiles living in the salty subsurface water ocean of Jupiter's Europa and other similar moons.

What is meant by halophilic?

: an organism that flourishes in a salty environment.

What is the common name for halophiles?

Colloquial for halophilic archaebacteria (or archaea ), which are single-celled life forms. Synonyms: Haloarchaea (plural), haloarchaeon (singular).