Purple sulfur bacteria Purple sulfur bacteria The purple sulfur bacteria (PSB) are part of a group of Proteobacteria capable of photosynthesis, collectively referred to as purple bacteria. They are anaerobic or microaerophilic, and are often found in stratified water environments including hot springs, stagnant water bodies, as well as microbial mats in intertidal zones. Unlike plants, algae, and cyanobacteria, purple sulfur bacteria do not use water as their reducing agent, and therefore do not produce oxygen. Instead, they can use sulfur in the form of sulfide, or thiosulfate (as well, some species can use H, Fe, or NO) as the electron donor in
John Lightfoot (biologist) "Ryssus", but including also "Lichen" as "Algae Terrestres", terrestrial algae. Only nine genera of fungi are recognised in the book: "Agaricus", "Boletus", "Hydnum", "Phallus", "Helvella", "Peziza", "Clavaria", "Lycoperdon", and "Mucor" (listed on page 645); a tenth fungal genus, "Tremella" is covered, but included among his algae. "Scottish Fungi" note that "While his classification might be a bit wonky by today's understanding, most of the species he recorded can be traced to modern taxa", and that he provided the first British records for the chanterelle and the summer truffle. The book has an "English and Scotch Index of the Names of