Photosynthetic colony organisms found exclusively on ice worlds, where they have embraced the surrounding frozen material as a form of protection. As the fonticulus develop they melt ice from around them, absorbing the liquid through tiny cellular pores and passing it to the colony's reproductive edge. Here the liquid is excreted and immediately refreezes, creating hard translucent exoskeletons that provide protection for the organisms. Frond structures create a wide flat space that expose internal photosynthetic cells to as much light as possible. Reproduction appears to occur by colony division, most likely when a shard of the structure collapses under it's own weight and the smaller shard creates a new colony.
— In-Game Description
Fonticulua are a species 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. They have a clonal colony range of 500m.
Description[]
Fonticulua (from Latin fonticulus "fountain", referring to their pores) look like giant fungi. They appear on flat ground: next to craters and in rocky terrain.[1]
Types[]
There are six known types of Fonticulua:
- Fonticulua Campestris
- Fonticulua Digitos
- Fonticulua Fluctus
- Fonticulua Lapida
- Fonticulua Segmentatus
- Fonticulua Upupam
Distance[]
Minimum distance between two genetic samples: 500 m
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planets with thin atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
ATMOPHERE TYPE | SPECIES |
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Neon, Neon-rich | Fonticulua segmentatus |
Methane, Methane-rich | Fonticulua digitos |
Argon | Fonticulua Campestris |
Argon-rich | Fonticulua upupam |
Nitrogen | Fonticulua lapida |
Oxygen | Fonticulua Fluctus |
Colored variants[]
Colored variant determined by the parent star type
STAR TYPE | COLOR |
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O | |
B | Lime |
A | Green |
F | Yellow |
G | Teal |
K | Emerald |
M | Amethyst |
L | Mauve |
T | Orange |
TTS | Red |
Y | Ocher |
W | |
D | Turquoise |
N | Sage |
Ae/Be | Maroon |
Fonticulua Campestris[]
Description[]
These fonticulua thrive in argon atmospheres, and can reach four metres in height. They feature huge leaf-like structures to capture sunlight for conversion to energy.
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planets with thin Argon atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
Fonticulua digitos[]
Description[]
A fonticulua species that thrives in methane—based atmospheres, sprouting a cluster of cylindrical tubes directly from the ice.
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planets with thin Methane or Methane rich atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
Fonticulua Fluctus[]
Description[]
A species of fonticulua that exists on worlds with oxygen atmospheres. They produce coiling wave-shaped structures which tilt toward sunlight.
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planet with thin Oxygen atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
Fonticulua lapida[]
Description[]
A fonticulua species that exists in atmospheres with a heavy concentration of nitrogen. Growing up along the main stalk are bright gem-like pods. which can break off and create new colonies.
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planet with thin Nitrogen atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
Fonticulua segmentatus[]
Description[]
A species of fonticulua found in atmospheres dominated by neon, appearing as a pyramid—shaped cluster of frilled sections.
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planet with thin Neon or Neon-rich atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
Fonticulua upupam[]
Description[]
This fonticulua species can he found on ice worlds with argon-rich atmospheres. They produce broad hoop-shaped structures to better reflect weak sunlight onto themselves for photosynthesis.
Conditions of occurrence[]
- Planet with thin Argon-rich atmosphere
- Icy or Rocky Ice planets
- Maximum gravity: 0.27
Locations[]
System | Planet | Coordinates | Type | Reported By |
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Kraurno | 4 C | -38.7777, -14.8083 | Campestris | CMDR UselessED |
Col 285 Sector RU-F c11-7 | 7 A | -8.5571, -91.2203 | Campestris | CMDR R0ss |
Mehuenomici | 4 A | 7.5763, -171.0261 | Campestris | CMDR Davi-Oun |
Blua Eoq FR-A c15-0 | D 5 A | 29.0679, -11.3262 | Lapida | CMDR Methan Disery |
Scheau Greau VY-Y d1-1 | C 5 | 9.1785, 93.9045 | Upupam | CMDR Methan Disery |
Cho Thaa WC-V b16-0 | 3 C | 41.5425, -13.7190 | Campestris | CMDR Redcricket65 |
Notes[]
- Fonticulua were introduced in Elite Dangerous: Odyssey.
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