Electricae

Organisms found exclusively on extremely cold ice worlds in the vicinity of frozen lakes. The visible tips can be observed protruding from the ice, often near fissures where it is thinnest. The bulk of the organisms extend down through the ice into subsurface melt, potentially for several kilometres. Electricae are superconductive in nature, utilising the thermal circulation of the surrounding fluid to drive an electrochemical process. This is probably why they are limited to planets with atmospheres dominated by noble gases. The surface structure exists to provide a connection point to the atmosphere, which in turn creates a point of potential electrical difference. A by-product of this is the bioluminescent display that runs through the organism. Although never witnessed, reproduction presumably occurs below the surface by some unidentified process.

— In-Game Description

Electricae is a genus of alien organism found on planets and moons with thin atmospheres across the galaxy. They can be sampled with the Genetic Sampler and scanned with the Short Range Composition Scanner.

Description[]

Electricae are named after their electric nature. They appear on plains.^[1]

Types[]

There are two known species of Electricae:

Electricae Pluma
Electricae Radialem

Locations[]

System	Planet	Coordinates	Type	Reported By
California Sector JH-V c2-12	12 H	-15.8270, 168.2121	Radialem	CMDR R0ss
LBN 623 Sector YZ-Y c6	8	-2.1470, -73.9945	Radialem	CMDR Flury
Blue Flash Sector XE-Q b5-0	2D & 2E		Radialem	CMDR WreckRoot
Blue Flash Sector LC-V c2-2	5 & 6		Radialem	CMDR WreckRoot
IC 1287 Sector RO-Q b5-1	A2 & A4		Radialem	CMDR Ithilessil