Aster Scyllid

-| Property | Details |+| Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Image** | ![Aster Scyllid](Aster Scyllid.png) | | **Attitude** | Passive |-| **Type** | Sessile |+| **Type** | Anchored | | **Category** | Algae |   The **Aster Scyllid** is an algae-like lifeform. It does not currently exist in the game.   ## Databank Entry  -> **Megahecaspid aster**. A colony of shell-forming, algae-like organisms analogous to Earth's haptophytes or coralline algae.->-> 1. **Megahecaspid**-> A colony of hecaspids — organisms with fatty or starchy interiors surrounded by many shields of calcium carbonate.->-> 2. **Bacterial symbiote**-> These hecaspids use internal bacterial reservoirs to feed on sunlight, chemical, or even radiation. (Electrical feeding is theoretically possible but not yet observed.)->-> 3. **Nutrient trove**-> The interior of the colony is a reservoir of high-density food storage. An appropriate nickname might be 'sea tuber' (not to be confused with the nickname for deep-sea metallic nodules).->-> **Assessment**: positive sign for biodiversity. Await further updates.+**Megahecaspid aster**. A colony of shell-forming, algae-like organisms analogous to Earth's haptophytes or coralline algae.+ +1. **Megahecaspid**+   A colony of hecaspids — organisms with fatty or starchy interiors surrounded by many shields of calcium carbonate.+ +2. **Bacterial symbiote**+   These hecaspids use internal bacterial reservoirs to feed on sunlight, chemical, or even radiation. (Electrical feeding is theoretically possible but not yet observed.)+ +3. **Nutrient trove**+   The interior of the colony is a reservoir of high-density food storage. An appropriate nickname might be 'sea tuber' (not to be confused with the nickname for deep-sea metallic nodules).+ +*Assessment: positive sign for biodiversity. Await further updates.*