Bloom Sap

 | Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Species** | Unknown Proteavirus | | **Attitude** | Passive | | **Type** | Anchored | | **Category** | Bloom |   ![Bloom Sap](Bloom Sap.png)   The **Bloom Sap** is a sessile [Bloom](Bloom.md) organism. It is not known to be directly linked to any [Bloom Node](Bloom_Node.md) or Biofilm.   As with other Bloom infections, it is destroyed using a [Sonic Resonator](Sonic_Resonator.md). They are found covering natural oxygen vents and open crates.   Destroying a Bloom Sap infection will reveal a [Water Slug](Water_Slug.md). It is currently unclear what the relationship between the Sap and the Slug might be.  +## Appearance+ +*Section needs expansion.*+ +## Behavior+ +*Section needs expansion.*+  ## Databank Entry  -> **Source:** Scan [Bloom Sap](Bloom_Sap.md)+**Bloom Sap**  -A water slug (*Seaslug hydroclast*) infected by an aggressive bacterial bloom and trapped in its own secretions.+A water slug (Seaslug hydroclast) infected by an aggressive bacterial bloom and trapped in its own secretions.  -1.  **Living water slug**-    The slug is suffocating in a mass of sap-like resin secreted by its infected desalination organs. Probable infection vector: bacterial bloom in seawater.+1. **Living water slug**+   The slug is suffocating in a mass of sap-like resin secreted by its infected desalination organs. Probable infection vector: bacterial bloom in seawater.  -2.  **Hardened saplike secretion**-    The terpene-rich resin is produced by bacteria infecting the water slug. The process requires oxygen, which the bacteria steal from the slug or any other available source. The resin slowly hardens, but could easily be cleared by cutting and scraping. It serves no obvious adaptive function.+2. **Hardened saplike secretion**+   The terpene-rich resin is produced by bacteria infecting the water slug. The process requires oxygen, which the bacteria steal from the slug or any other available source. The resin slowly hardens, but could easily be cleared by cutting and scraping. It serves no obvious adaptive function.  -3.  **Viral anomaly**-    Although the seawater in this region is saturated with a large RNA virus (generated name: *Proteavirus*), the bacteria infecting this sea slug carry a distinct viral strain (generated name: *Proteavirus beta*) that may be associated with bacterial blooms.+3. **Viral anomaly**+   Although the seawater in this region is saturated with a large RNA virus (generated name: Proteavirus), the bacteria infecting this sea slug carry a distinct viral strain (generated name: Proteavirus beta) that may be associated with bacterial blooms.   **Assessment:** evidence of ecological crisis. Slug may be freed with appropriate tools. Consider limiting water intake from infected slugs.   ## Gallery   ![A sticky mass of matter with a prominent Bloom luminescent feature.](Bloom Sap 1.png)-*An oxygen vent stoppered by the Bloom Sap.*-![An oxygen vent stoppered by the Bloom Sap.](Bloom Sap 2.png)+*A sticky mass of matter with a prominent Bloom luminescent feature.*+ +![An oxygen vent stoppered by the Bloom Sap.](Bloom Sap 2.png)+*An oxygen vent stoppered by the Bloom Sap.*