Halophiles and Extremophiles, Oh My!

Halophiles are an example of extremophiles, and thrive in environments that have very high concentrations of salt (fun fact from Wikipedia: the word "halophile" comes from the Greek for "salt-loving"). Wikipedia gives the example of Owens Lake in California, which "contains a large population of the halophilic bacteria Halobacterium halobium". Below is a picture of the bacteria and Owens Lake (the bacteria turns the water pink).

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/lms/owenslake/