Oceanic Nanocalvid
Nanocalvus zephyrum lives in the atmosphere. Over time Nanocalvus ociensis developed to better live in the lower atmosphere over oceans. N. ociensis grows filaments which are derived from some of the pores in its cell wall. These filaments are an eighth of a micrometer (0.125 μm) in length and help to capture water vapor aiding growth by trapping in humidity. This means that N. ociensis can survive without relying on rain and without making contact with the ocean. The generation of filaments slows down the overall reproduction rate to 15-20 minutes. The width of these filaments is approximately a sixteenth (1/16) of their length, or a one-hundred tenty-eighth (1/128) of a micrometer (0.0078125 μm, 7.812 nm). If N. ociensis remains in contact with ocean water for too long it will die from salt poisoning.
N. ociensis is half a micrometer (0.5 μm) in diameter. Iis a methanotroph and phototroph. The cell has a cell membrane, a cell wall, loose genetic material in the cytoplasm, and enzymes.