Pendent Candles

+| Property | Value |+| :--- | :--- |+| **Type** | Anchored |+| **Category** | Anomalies |+ +**Pendent Candles** are a Lifeform found in Subnautica 2.+ +## Databank Entry+ +![Cicada Logo](Cicada Logo.png)+ +*Sakophos spelaion*. A cave dwelling bioluminescent lifeform with an Ediacaran body plan.+ +### 1. Pendulous+A swollen, jelly-filled sac hangs from the cave roof by a flexible stalk, allowing the pendent candle to absorb nutrients through its skin.+ +### 2. Unknown lineage+The pendent candle's internal anatomy does not fit any known Protean lineage. Clean-sheet analysis detects similarities to Earth's earliest known complex multicellular life, the Ediacaran fauna. These early organisms went extinct 540 million years ago on Earth, leaving few or no descendants.+ +### 3. Ediacaran structure+The bulb's interior is a lattice of repeating fractal fronds that absorb nutrients and expel waste. This biology is profoundly simple: there are no differentiated tissues or specialized organs. Instead, the bulb uses tiny copies of itself as structural units. Inert sand also serves as a structural filler.+ +### 4. Bioluminescence+The light emitted by pendent candles is a by-product of its cellular respiration process. Reactive oxygen species (such as H2O2 and O2-) stimulate the light-generating molecules. This form of bioluminescence may have evolved to absorb dangerous byproducts of oxygen metabolism. Falling seawater oxygen levels will dim and eventually extinguish this light.+ +**Assessment:** a useful navigational aid for all divers. Damaging or destroying these bulbs puts future pioneers at risk.