False Fission Drum

-![False Fission Drum](False Fission Drum.png)- -| Attribute | Details |+| Feature | Details | | :--- | :--- | | **Species** | *Polymephycite tympanum* |-| **Type** | Sessile |+| **Type** | Anchored | | **Category** | Kelp | | **Attitude** | Passive |  -The **False Fission Drum** is an unusual kelp-like lifeform. It does not currently appear in game.+![False Fission Drum](False Fission Drum.png)  +The **False Fission Drum** is an unusual kelp-like lifeform. It does not currently appear in the 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.+> **False Fission Drum**+>+> 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.