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- "…the algae allows us to breathe oxygen beneath the surface for several minutes."
- ―Lyric
The green glie, a type of algae
Algae were a group of organisms that typically grew underwater and liked to cover the surfaces of objects. Once thought to be plants, they were classified separately as far back as 32 BBY.[2] Algae could also be airborne,[3] living on water droplets and chemical vapors floating in the atmosphere.[4] Additionally, algae grew on objects out of water, sometimes dangling from structures in strands up to several hundred meters in length and creating virtual "forests" of algae.[5]
Colors[]
- "Those colors are caused by microspheres of airborne algae."
- ―Jacen Solo, describing Bespin's clouds
Algae ranged in colors across the spectrum, including blue,[6] brown,[7] green,[8] orange,[3] pink,[4] and purple,[9] and was sometimes luminescent.[10]
Uses[]
- "The life energy distilled from concentrated banks of algae and other primitive life-forms can prevent the decay common to previous soul-captures."
- ―Lwothin
While it was preyed upon for sustenance by some plants and animals,[5] some species of algae thrived in a commensal relation with other species, including the Melodies of Yavin 13, to which the algae provided life-sustaining oxygen.[1] Furthermore, varieties such as the bestrum algae from Baralou were broken down and processed into foods for consumption,[12] and dried algae extracts were used to create algae sugar for use in alcohol fermentation.[13] Algae-bread was especially favored by Herglics, who also made algae ice cream.[14]
Sometime before the P'w'eck Emancipation Movement in 28 ABY, the process of Ssi-ruuk entechment was improved upon by harvesting the life energy emitted by algae to prevent the decay of captured souls.[11]
A more advanced form of algae could be found in the Cygnus B system. It contained a planet with oceans inhabited by giant sapient algae beds.[15] Similarly, the planet Paulking XIV of the Corporate Sector had oceans filled with talking algae.[16]
Types of algae[]
Behind the scenes[]
Algae, a photosynthetic organism in real life, was introduced into Star Wars lore by author John Chesterman in his 1979 article "Cantina Communications," from Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 16.
Appearances[]
Sources[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
- ↑ Star Wars Episode I: The Gungan Frontier
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88" — Tales of the Bounty Hunters
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Boba Fett: Crossfire
- ↑ Dark Apprentice
- ↑ The New Jedi Order: Dark Tide I: Onslaught
- ↑ The New Rebellion
- ↑ Dark Nest II: The Unseen Queen
- ↑ I, Jedi
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The New Jedi Order: Force Heretic II: Refugee
- ↑ Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- ↑ Planet of Twilight
- ↑ Lords of the Expanse
- ↑ "Cantina Communications" — Star Wars Official Poster Monthly 16
- ↑
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