Solibacter aztos

Solibacter aztos
Creator	D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	K, L
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Solibacter
Species	Solibacter aztos
Evolution
Date	March 11th, 2019
Ancestor	Unknown
Descendants	Solibacter riveresnis

This parakaryotic cell is found on the soils of Zone K and is notable for its ability to convert nitrogen from the air into energy and into ammonia, a byproduct from this cell that many organisms on Oefsy use. Nitrogen flows into the cell through the membrane via diffusion before being processed into organic compounds. Byproducts are released by the cell and help fertilize the ground for polyps to grow.

Solibacter aztos does not support complex structures as its genetic material is not compact into a nucleus, and only grows to two micrometers (2μm) in length. The genetic material is stored loosely in a coil towards the center of the cell, supported by cytoplasm in the cell. Small ribosomal structures throughout the cell convert nitrogen into other compounds that the cell uses and releases. Solibacter aztos has a cell wall over the cell membrane as protection, as the temperatures in Zone K can easily fluctuate.

Solibacter aztos reproduces asexually by growing to full size, duplicating its genetic material, and splitting into two identical copies. The cell typically grows and splits quickly, finishing the process every twenty (20) minutes. After mitosis (when the cell arranges its genetic material into two functioning bodies) and before cytokinesis (when the cell splits apart its bodies into separate organisms) the unsplit double-cell will quickly disintegrate the cell wall using an enzyme to break it down and reabsorb it for an extra nutritional boost, before making the final split afterwards to create another cell.