Fonticulua

Photosynthetic colony organisms found exclusively on ice worlds, where they have embraced the surrounding frozen material as a form of protection. As the fonticulus develop they melt ice from around them, absorbing the liquid through tiny cellular pores and passing it to the colony's reproductive edge. Here the liquid is excreted and immediately refreezes, creating hard translucent exoskeletons that provide protection for the organisms. Frond structures create a wide flat space that expose internal photosynthetic cells to as much light as possible. Reproduction appears to occur by colony division, most likely when a shard of the structure collapses under it's own weight and the smaller shard creates a new colony.

— In-Game Description

Fonticulua are a species of alien organism found on planets and moons with thin atmospheres across the galaxy. They can be sampled with the Genetic Sampler and scanned with the Short Range Composition Scanner. They have a clonal colony range of 500m.

Description

Fonticulua (from Latin fonticulus "fountain", referring to their pores) look like giant fungi. They appear on flat ground: next to craters and in rocky terrain.^[1]

Types

There are six known types of Fonticulua:

Fonticulua Campestris
Fonticulua Digitos
Fonticulua Fluctus
Fonticulua Lapida
Fonticulua Segmentatus
Fonticulua Upupam

Distance

Minimum distance between two genetic samples: 500 m

Conditions of occurrence

Planets with thin atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

ATMOPHERE TYPE	SPECIES
Neon, Neon-rich	Fonticulua segmentatus
Methane, Methane-rich	Fonticulua digitos
Argon	Fonticulua Campestris
Argon-rich	Fonticulua upupam
Nitrogen	Fonticulua lapida
Oxygen	Fonticulua Fluctus

Colored variants

Colored variant determined by the parent star type

STAR TYPE	COLOR
O
B	Lime
A	Green
F	Yellow
G	Teal
K	Emerald
M	Amethyst
L	Mauve
T	Orange
TTS	Red
Y	Ocher
W
D	Turquoise
N	Sage
Ae/Be	Maroon

Fonticulua Campestris

Description

These fonticulua thrive in argon atmospheres, and can reach four metres in height. They feature huge leaf-like structures to capture sunlight for conversion to energy.

Conditions of occurrence

Planets with thin Argon atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

Fonticulua digitos

Description

A fonticulua species that thrives in methane—based atmospheres, sprouting a cluster of cylindrical tubes directly from the ice.

Conditions of occurrence

Planets with thin Methane or Methane rich atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

Fonticulua Fluctus

Description

A species of fonticulua that exists on worlds with oxygen atmospheres. They produce coiling wave-shaped structures which tilt toward sunlight.

Conditions of occurrence

Planet with thin Oxygen atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

Fonticulua lapida

Description

A fonticulua species that exists in atmospheres with a heavy concentration of nitrogen. Growing up along the main stalk are bright gem-like pods. which can break off and create new colonies.

Conditions of occurrence

Planet with thin Nitrogen atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

Fonticulua segmentatus

Description

A species of fonticulua found in atmospheres dominated by neon, appearing as a pyramid—shaped cluster of frilled sections.

Conditions of occurrence

Planet with thin Neon or Neon-rich atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

Fonticulua upupam

Description

This fonticulua species can he found on ice worlds with argon-rich atmospheres. They produce broad hoop-shaped structures to better reflect weak sunlight onto themselves for photosynthesis.

Conditions of occurrence

Planet with thin Argon-rich atmosphere
Icy or Rocky Ice planets
Maximum gravity: 0.27

Locations

System	Planet	Coordinates	Type	Reported By
Kraurno	4 C	-38.7777, -14.8083	Campestris	CMDR UselessED
Col 285 Sector RU-F c11-7	7 A	-8.5571, -91.2203	Campestris	CMDR R0ss
Mehuenomici	4 A	7.5763, -171.0261	Campestris	CMDR Davi-Oun
Blua Eoq FR-A c15-0	D 5 A	29.0679, -11.3262	Lapida	CMDR Methan Disery
Scheau Greau VY-Y d1-1	C 5	9.1785, 93.9045	Upupam	CMDR Methan Disery
Cho Thaa WC-V b16-0	3 C	41.5425, -13.7190	Campestris	CMDR Redcricket65

Notes

Fonticulua were introduced in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.

Gallery

Fonticulua Campestris - Amethyst
Fonticulua Upapum - Emerald
Fonticulua Campestris - Red
Fonticulua Campestris - Amethyst
Fonticulua Lapida - Emerald
Fonticulua Segmentatus
Fonticulua Campestris - Teal
Fonticulua Lapida - Amethyst
Fonticulua Digitos (gold), in various growth stages

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