Rhodospirillum rubrum: Rhodospirillaceae, Rhodospirillum genus, is a typical parthenogenetic bacteria.

Rhodospirillum rubrum is suitable for living in freshwater environment, not suitable for seawater.

Red conchobacteria live in the silt of lakes and ponds, and their nutritional type will change when they grow in different environmental conditions. In the absence of organic matter conditions, it can use light energy, fixed carbon dioxide fixed organic matter; in the presence of organic matter conditions, it can use organic matter for growth. According to its characteristics, the current work in environmental protection has begun to use the red snail bacteria to purify the high concentration of organic wastewater, in order to achieve the purpose of protecting the environment and eliminating pollution.