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Necrolei
  • Anthobrachia necrolei. A clonal stalk of large jellies, similar to Earth's stauromedusae. Each jelly remains moored to the stalk, rather than maturing into a free-swimming medusa.
  • 1. Enormous size and hunger
  • Rather than feeding on prey, the necrolei gathers dead matter from the seawater. The size and height of the stalk are directly related to the rate of death and decay up-current.
  • 2. Acid-yielding metabolism
  • The necrolei has adapted to low-oxygen seawater. It ferments dead matter in a central 'basket' stomach, yielding strong acids which it uses for defense.
  • 3. Biological immortality
  • When aged, injured, or starving, the necrolei reverts to its juvenile polyp stage, a cyst anchored to the sea floor. Defended by its acid, this cyst can survive indefinitely before returning to its adult form. These cysts bud off clones called ephyrae, which drift in the current in search of new feeding territory.
  • Assessment: large numbers of necrolei in this region indicate a bloom, a population explosion caused by a flood of nutrients. This is a poor sign for the health of the ecosystem and perhaps for the state of the global climate.
  • The buds of the necrolei's cyst stage can be processed into strong acid. Search in and around necrolei stalks.

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