18 Turbifluxus
Name: Turbifluxus
Ancestor: Hexastacel
Description: Specialized hard organelles embedded in the crystal lattice structure of the cells vibrate and rotate in reaction to dramatic changes in temperature and release free energy for nearby reactions and mechanisms to work, to a lesser extent they harness energy at consistently high temperatures but the change itself provides the greater benefit. A lot of proteins and metallic protein complexes produced during cool periods also fold with potential energy that is released in response to temperature increases. This system supports it's energy demands alongside it's feeding on volcanic chemicals and respiration of volcanic gases. It is not completely reliant on either but thrives on a balance of both. They can survive solely on chemosynthesis, then on both chemosynthesis and thermosynthesis, as long as the periods without thermosynthesis are not to long. They cannot, however, survive solely on thermosynthesis. Periods of geologic inactivity result in dormancy of the organism. Although it can survive for years in dormancy, it can't survive forever.
The habitat of turbifluxus is much more temporary and less stable than the consistently warm habitats of their ancestors, which are sometimes even the same hydrothermal systems that have entered a different pattern of activity. The budding behaviour of the ancestor became enhanced and exaggerated, mass-producing many small spores to seed other hydrothermal vents throughout the ocean at a greater frequency than their ancestors ever could. Although the whole organism acts like one big cell, with organelles and genetic material able to freely move between cells, there is a general cooperation between those organelles and the genetic instructions to maintain differentiation between the main body tissue and the bud tissue, which is always shed before the next main body cell layer fully matures to prevent encapsulation of the bud (which disturbs the geometric pattern of the organism, though errors in the structure are sometimes inevitable and unavoidable).
They are faster growing than their ancestors despite less consistent energy sources in their thermally fluctuating habitat. They start mass budding upon maturation of the first main body cell layer, while ancestor species usually don't start budding until several layers reach a tapering effect. The crystal lattice is slow to grow, so it only makes up a small proportion of the cell wall, present sparsely throughout as glassy fibres and comprising of glassy sillicates as well as other minerals. They are the guide for the geometric pattern of growth while compromising on strength, taking minimal time to grow compared to the ancestor's cell wall.
Reproduction: Cell layers most exposed to the water environment, above the top-most mature body layer, form in tiny stack-like pillars. Theses pillars branch off further up into multiple tips and contain genetic material and organeles. They break off singularly, in branches and sometimes entire clumps and are renewed constantly and rapidly. They fill the surrounding water with these spores and spore clumps, which separate further into single spores in the water. Most will not survive, but a few will reach other prime habitats in periodically active hydrothermal vents to spawn new sprawling organisms that can be as large as the avaialbel surface for growth. The more spores, the greater the chances, so genes that promote smaller spores, in greater numbers, with a longer survival period in open water, with more branching will survive the most.
Optimal ambient temperature: 285°C (can survive dormancy periods as low as 32°C)
Regions: Deep hydrothermal vents with fluctuating activity
Ancestor: Hexastacel
Description: Specialized hard organelles embedded in the crystal lattice structure of the cells vibrate and rotate in reaction to dramatic changes in temperature and release free energy for nearby reactions and mechanisms to work, to a lesser extent they harness energy at consistently high temperatures but the change itself provides the greater benefit. A lot of proteins and metallic protein complexes produced during cool periods also fold with potential energy that is released in response to temperature increases. This system supports it's energy demands alongside it's feeding on volcanic chemicals and respiration of volcanic gases. It is not completely reliant on either but thrives on a balance of both. They can survive solely on chemosynthesis, then on both chemosynthesis and thermosynthesis, as long as the periods without thermosynthesis are not to long. They cannot, however, survive solely on thermosynthesis. Periods of geologic inactivity result in dormancy of the organism. Although it can survive for years in dormancy, it can't survive forever.
The habitat of turbifluxus is much more temporary and less stable than the consistently warm habitats of their ancestors, which are sometimes even the same hydrothermal systems that have entered a different pattern of activity. The budding behaviour of the ancestor became enhanced and exaggerated, mass-producing many small spores to seed other hydrothermal vents throughout the ocean at a greater frequency than their ancestors ever could. Although the whole organism acts like one big cell, with organelles and genetic material able to freely move between cells, there is a general cooperation between those organelles and the genetic instructions to maintain differentiation between the main body tissue and the bud tissue, which is always shed before the next main body cell layer fully matures to prevent encapsulation of the bud (which disturbs the geometric pattern of the organism, though errors in the structure are sometimes inevitable and unavoidable).
They are faster growing than their ancestors despite less consistent energy sources in their thermally fluctuating habitat. They start mass budding upon maturation of the first main body cell layer, while ancestor species usually don't start budding until several layers reach a tapering effect. The crystal lattice is slow to grow, so it only makes up a small proportion of the cell wall, present sparsely throughout as glassy fibres and comprising of glassy sillicates as well as other minerals. They are the guide for the geometric pattern of growth while compromising on strength, taking minimal time to grow compared to the ancestor's cell wall.
Reproduction: Cell layers most exposed to the water environment, above the top-most mature body layer, form in tiny stack-like pillars. Theses pillars branch off further up into multiple tips and contain genetic material and organeles. They break off singularly, in branches and sometimes entire clumps and are renewed constantly and rapidly. They fill the surrounding water with these spores and spore clumps, which separate further into single spores in the water. Most will not survive, but a few will reach other prime habitats in periodically active hydrothermal vents to spawn new sprawling organisms that can be as large as the avaialbel surface for growth. The more spores, the greater the chances, so genes that promote smaller spores, in greater numbers, with a longer survival period in open water, with more branching will survive the most.
Optimal ambient temperature: 285°C (can survive dormancy periods as low as 32°C)
Regions: Deep hydrothermal vents with fluctuating activity
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