Lotus Tunic

+| Property | Value |+| --- | --- |+| Type | Anchored |+| Category | Tunics |+| Scan Tool | Bioscanner |+| Biome | Observatory Island |+ +**Lotus Tunic** is a Lifeform found around the Observatory Island.+ +## Appearance+ +*Section stub*+ +## Databank Entry+ +**Source:** Scan a Lotus Tunic+ +*Stolotunic proteoproteale*. Colonial tunicate that cleaves to the seafloor on branching stolons laden with fleshy, purple appendages.+ +### 1. Discoidal colony+ +Each disc is a colony of individual zooids. Branchial apertures open and close like pores as each tunicate extends a siphon to feed on falling marine snow. The zooids are anatomically complex, equipped with the same organs as larger tunics like the lucifer rotsac.+ +### 2. Toxic defenses+ +The colony aggressively hoards metal ions, especially manganese, which gives it a rich royal purple hue. Cutting a lotus tunic releases a vile-tasting plume of sulfuric acid and heavy metals. The richer the purple, the greater the seawater’s metallic load.+ +### 3. Trypophobia+ +The tunicate colony is visually similar to the back of a brooding Suriname toad. This pattern of tightly packed holes can trigger adverse psychological reactions in vulnerable divers.+ +**Assessment:** divers should exercise caution in caves where lotus tunics are encountered. Psychological distress or phobic response attacks can cause divers to panic and collide with cave walls or the tunic itself, adding an explosion of noxious chemicals to the calamity.+ +## Gallery+ +![A group of Lotus Tunics](Lotus Tunic Ingame.png)+![A small group at night](Lotus Tunic Ingame 2.png)+![A larger group](Lotus Tunic Ingame 3.png)