Lamprocystis roseo-persicina (Kutz.) Schroter
(a purple sulphur bacterium)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLamprocystis roseo-persicina (a purple sulphur bacterium)
FamilyCHROMATIACEAE (freshwater purple sulphur bacteria)
OrderCHROMATIALES (purple sulphur bacteria)
ClassGAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA (gamma proteobacteria)
PhylumPROTEOBACTERIA (proteobacteria)
DomainBacteria (bacteria, mitochondria, blue-green algae)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Lamprocystis roseo-persicina (a purple sulphur bacterium) :
1: Lamprocystis roseo-persicina (a purple sulphur bacterium)
28 Aug 2010 OSGR: SJ41 52° 40’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Shrops (VC 40) England
in artificial pond at Field Centre
Image 1: Colony - highly magnified
2: Lamprocystis roseo-persicina (a purple sulphur bacterium)
13 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in weedy garden pond
Image 1: Colonies on roots of water plantsImage 2: Colonies on roots of water plants (2)Image 3: Colonies on roots of water plants - enlargedImage 4: Microscopy - magnifiedImage 5: Microscopy - highly magnifiedImage 6: Microscopy - highly magnified (2)Image 7: Microscopy - microscope low magnificationImage 8: Microscopy - microscope low magnification (2)Image 9: Microscopy - microscope low magnification (3)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Belcher, H. & Swale, E. 2002 Uncommon Cambridgeshire freshwater algae (Polytoma, Hyalobrachion, Collodictyon, Chroodactylon and Porphyridium) and common but rarely recorded purple sulphur bacteria Nature in Cambridgeshire Vol 44: 33-36.

Lamprocystis roseo-persicina (a purple sulphur bacterium) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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