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Aster Scyllid

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Aster Scyllid
  • Megahecaspid aster. A colony of shell-forming, algae-like organisms analogous to Earth's haptophytes or coralline algae.
  • 1. Megahecaspid
  • A colony of hecaspids - organisms with fatty or starchy interiors surrounded by many shields of calcium carbonate.
  • 2. Bacterial symbiote
  • These hecaspids use internal bacterial reservoirs to feed on sunlight, chemical, or even radiation. (Electrical feeding is theoretically possible but not yet observed.)
  • 3. Nutrient trove
  • The interior of the colony is a reservoir of high-density food storage. An appropriate nickname might be 'sea tuber' (not to be confused with the nickname for deep-sea metallic nodules).
  • Assessment: positive sign for biodiversity. Await further updates.

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