Table 6. 1 Upper temperature limits for growth Grou Upper temp limit Animals ISI 38 45-50 Crustaceans 49-50 Plants Vascular plants 45 Mosses 50 Eukaryotic Microorganisms Pr otozoa 56 Al gae 55-60 Fungi 60-62 Prokaryotes Bacteria Cyanobacteria 70-74 Anoxygenic 70-73 phototrophs Chemotrophs 95 Ar achaea 113Table 6.1 Upper temperature limits for growth Group Upper temp limit (°C) Animals Fish 38 Insects 45-50 Crustaceans 49-50 Plants Vascular Plants 45 Mosses 50 Eukaryotic Microorganisms Protozoa 56 Algae 55-60 Fungi 60-62 Prokaryotes Bacteria Cyanobacteria 70-74 Anoxygenic phototrophs 70-73 Chemotrophs 95 Archaea 113