False Fission Drum

-| Feature | Details |+![False Fission Drum](False Fission Drum.png)+ +| Attribute | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Species** | *Polymephycite tympanum* |-| **Attitude** | Passive | | **Type** | Sessile |-| **Category** | Lifeforms |+| **Category** | Kelp |+| **Attitude** | Passive |  -![False Fission Drum](False Fission Drum.png)+The **False Fission Drum** is an unusual kelp-like lifeform. It does not currently appear in game.  -The **False Fission Drum** is an unusual kelp-like lifeform. It does not currently appear in game.+## Databank Entry+ +**Tentatively *Polymephycite tympanum*.** Not animal, plant, or fungus, but a fourth category of complex life analogous to Earth protists.+ +### 1. Central structure+The central stipe is a biopolymer akin to chitin or keratin held upright by a beard of air-filled sacs (pneumatocysts).+ +### 2. Dual feeding strategy+Photosynthesis is the primary nutrient source, but cave-dwelling drums subsist on dissolved nutrients.+ +### 3. Reactor glow+Adults develop a large bioluminescent swelling called a sprangia. Its blue light precisely mimics the Cherenkov radiation of a nuclear fission reactor immersed in seawater.+ +**Assessment:** further investigation required. Await further updates.