Fungoid

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A Fungoid is the typoid classification of creatures exhibiting characteristics similar to Terran mushrooms, moulds, or yeasts.

Description (Specifications)[edit]

A fungoid is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

  • It is a heterotrophic organism, frequently acting as a decomposer.
  • It is typically either sedentary or completely non-motile.
  • It displays at least two distinct morphological stages, typically described as developmental and reproductive.
  • It has a chitinous rather than a cellulose structure.
  • It is non-photosynthetic and is not dependent on light.

Specific Species Examples[edit]

  1. Afinajo Fungus, a lifeform native to Buagki in Corridor Sector.
  2. Devi Intelligence
    1. Devi Intellect
    2. Devi Shiverbat

See also[edit]

Selected Typoids[edit]

References & Contributors (Sources)[edit]

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