Boreolenta coveneni
Borolenta coveneni is a descendent of Boreolenta acrothermus, which evolved due to B. acrothermus's stifling population.
B. coveneni is identified through the 'markers' on the thick membrane- these 'markers' come in two forms, M1 and M2. M1 is a small dip in the cells membrane, which will only contract around opposite marked (M2) 'nubs' on another cell. All cells have both M1 and M2 markers. Food can be passed through these markers.
These markers allow B. coveneni to 'stick' to other B. coveneni cells, which creates a mini colony of cells (known as a 'Colony Pup', or 'Colopup'). This is beneficial to these cells, as this allows them to not only keep each other from floating away from their preferred food, but allows them to collect more of A. ebonensis fluid and allows them to more quickly spread if they decide to parasitise A. formisus instead.
This food is collected through secreting an base-leaning toxin through the membrane, of which the other cells have a tolerance to (their organelles are naturally alkaline/basic, thus the additional base does not effect them). This toxin production is increased when as a Colopup, and this is the reason they can collect more fluid (this happens by alternating which cells collect food, which allows the previous food collectors to repair any damage to their organelles.
Cells not collecting food secrete a sticky substance, which sticks the colony to the roots).
When in a Colopup, some cells can 'choose' to loose their flagella by cannibalising it- this is not always successful, but is alerted by the lack of 'flagella movement protein' for a few weeks or more.
A single B. Coveneni is 12μm (including flagella), but Colopups can become a massive 70μm in length if large enough and in an active enough environment. These cells can also encyst, but it is rarer than it's ancestors.
Appearence-wise, they are a slightly boxy, slightly purple unicelluar organism with many long flagella. Together, they appear to be a tiny, purplish dot when viewed outside a microscrope.
