Fungoid

A Fungoid is a creature that exhibits characteristics similar to Terran mushrooms, moulds, or yeasts.

• It is a type of lifeform.
• It is a classification of creature type.

Description (Specifications)

A fungoid creature is distinguished by a number of characteristics:

• It is a heterotrophic organism, frequently acting as a decomposer.
• It is typically either extremely 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

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

History & Background (Dossier)

Most biologists agree that a creature should exhibit at least two of the characteristics associated with fungi to qualify as a fungoid, though others set the limit at three, in keeping with other animal classifications. The term is necessarily generic.

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

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• 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