extremelor
Extremelor is a fictional term used in speculative fiction and worldbuilding to describe a broad class of extremophile organisms and their ecosystems. The concept is employed to explore how life could adapt to conditions far outside Earth’s current norms, such as extreme heat, acidity, pressure, radiation, or salinity.
In imagined biology, extremelor are characterized by resilient biochemistry and flexible physiology. Commonly depicted traits include
Extremelor are portrayed occupying a range of harsh habitats, such as hydrothermal vents, alkaline or acidic
In fiction and worldbuilding, extremelor function as plot catalysts, sources of novel biochemistry, or indicators of
The concept nods to real extremophiles such as Deinococcus radiodurans and Pyrococcus abyssi, among others, while