Zoophytoid

A Zoophytoid, or plantimal, is a creature that possesses the characteristics of both a plant and an animal.

• It is a type of lifeform, a typoid.
• It is a classification of creature type.
• Please also see Phytoid.

Library Data Referral Tree

Please refer to the following AAB Library Data for more information:
Life Sciences:

Biotechnology

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• B: Biology
  • Astrobiology
  • Biochemistry
  • Conventional Biology
  • Exobiology
  • Sophontology
  • Xenobiology

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• B: Biotechnology
  • Artificial Womb
  • Biochip
  • Bio-Identenoid
  • Biotechnology
  • Cybertechnology
  • Metabolic Chamber
  • Personality Recording
  • Relict Regeneration
  • Replacement Body Part

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• G: Genetic Engineering
  • Chimera Species
  • Clone
  • Human Chimera
  • Relict
  • Supra-Species
  • Synthetic
  • Terragen
  • Uplift
  • Variant Race
  • Variant Human Race
  • Variant Non-Human Race

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• S: Sophonce
  • Sophont
    • Extilligence
    • Intelligence
    • Sapient
    • Sentient
    • Stimulus

Description (Specifications)

A zoophytoid creature is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

• Zoophytoids typically have a wide variety of trophics, bing able to sustain themselves as primary producers (...plants) and secondary consumers (...animals).

Specific Species Examples

1. Fern Coral, native to the oceans of Terra.
2. Irlaggurian Plankton
3. Ka Keleree
4. Llellewyloly AKA Dandelions
5. Nsene
6. Selija
7. Yslai

History & Background (Dossier)

It is relatively common for a creature to meet sufficient criteria to qualify as more than one classification of animal.

References & Contributors (Sources)

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• Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master Scout Emeritus Adie Alegoric Stewart of the IISS
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science