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{{Quote|…the algae allows us to breathe oxygen beneath the surface for several minutes.|[[Lyric]]|<ref name="Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|…the algae allows us to breathe oxygen beneath the surface for several minutes.|[[Lyric]]|<ref name="Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World">''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Algae''' were a group of organisms that typically grew underwater and liked to cover the surfaces of objects. Algae could also be airborne,<ref name="IG-88">{{Shortstory|story=Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}}</ref> living on [[Water/Legends|water]] droplets and chemical vapors floating in the [[Atmosphere/Legends|atmosphere]].<ref name="Trouble on Cloud City">''[[Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City]]''</ref> | |||
'''Algae''' were a group of organisms that typically grew underwater and liked to cover the surfaces of objects. | |||
==Colors== | ==Colors== | ||
{{Quote|Those colors are caused by microspheres of airborne algae.|[[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]], describing [[Bespin/Legends|Bespin's]] clouds|<ref name="Trouble on Cloud City" />}} | {{Quote|Those colors are caused by microspheres of airborne algae.|[[Darth Caedus|Jacen Solo]], describing [[Bespin/Legends|Bespin's]] clouds|<ref name="Trouble on Cloud City" />}} | ||
Algae ranged in [[Color/Legends|colors]] across the spectrum, including blue,<ref>[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']] | Algae ranged in [[Color/Legends|colors]] across the spectrum, including blue,<ref>[[Dark Apprentice (novel)|''Dark Apprentice'']]</ref> green,<ref>''[[The New Rebellion]]''</ref> orange,<ref name="IG-88" /> pink,<ref name="Trouble on Cloud City" /> and was sometimes luminescent.<ref>''[[I, Jedi]]''</ref> | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
While it was preyed upon for sustenance by some plants and animals, some species of algae thrived in a commensal relation with other species, including the [[Melodie]]s of [[Yavin 13/Legends|Yavin 13]], to which the algae provided life-sustaining [[Oxygen/Legends|oxygen]].<ref>''[[Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World]]''</ref> Furthermore, varieties such as the [[bestrum algae]] from [[Baralou]] were broken down and processed into foods for consumption,<ref>''[[Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One]]''</ref> and dried algae extracts were used to create [[algae sugar]] for use in [[Alcohol/Legends|alcohol]] fermentation.<ref>''[[Planet of Twilight]]''</ref> [[Algae-bread]] was especially favored by [[Herglic/Legends|Herglics]], who also made [[Herglic algae ice cream|algae ice cream]].<ref name="Lords">''[[Lords of the Expanse]]''</ref> | |||
While it was preyed upon for sustenance by some plants and animals, | |||
A more advanced form of algae could be found in the [[Cygnus B system]]. It contained a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] with [[Ocean/Legends|oceans]] inhabited by giant sapient algae beds.<ref name"CC">''[[Cantina Communications]]''</ref> | |||
A more advanced form of algae could be found in the [[Cygnus B system]]. It contained a [[Planet/Legends|planet]] with [[Ocean/Legends|oceans]] inhabited by giant sapient algae beds.<ref name"CC">''[[Cantina Communications | |||
==Types of algae== | ==Types of algae== | ||
*[[Bestrum algae]] | *[[Bestrum algae]] | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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*''[[Domain of Evil]]'' | *''[[Domain of Evil]]'' | ||
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Two|story=Domain of Evil}} | *{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Two|story=Domain of Evil}} | ||
*''[[Cantina Communications]]'' {{1stm}} | *''[[Cantina Communications]]'' {{1stm}} | ||
*''[[Battle for the Golden Sun]]'' | *''[[Battle for the Golden Sun]]'' | ||
*''[[Death in the Undercity]]'' | *''[[Death in the Undercity]]'' | ||
*{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Death in the Undercity}} | *{{WEGCite|book=Classic Adventures: Volume Three|story=Death in the Undercity}} | ||
*{{Journal|5|Wind Raiders of Taloraan}} | *{{Journal|5|Wind Raiders of Taloraan}} | ||
*{{ | *{{Shortstory|story=The Prize Pelt: The Tale of Bossk|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}} | ||
*{{Shortstory|story=Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88|book=Tales of the Bounty Hunters}} | |||
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*{{DarkStryder|Plant Food|The Kathol Outback}} | *{{DarkStryder|Plant Food|The Kathol Outback}} | ||
*''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[X-Wing: Isard's Revenge]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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*''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' | *''[[Young Jedi Knights: The Lost Ones]]'' | ||
*''[[Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City]]'' | *''[[Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City]]'' | ||
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*''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]'' | *''[[Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition]]'' | ||
*''[[Alien Encounters]]'' | *''[[Alien Encounters]]'' | ||
==Notes and references== | ==Notes and references== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*{{WP|Algae}} | *{{WP|Algae}} | ||
[[Category:Algae|Algae]] | [[Category:Algae|Algae]] | ||
[[Category:Biological classifications]] | [[Category:Biological classifications]] | ||
[[Category:Sauvax food]] | [[Category:Sauvax food]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 6 February 2023
- "…the algae allows us to breathe oxygen beneath the surface for several minutes."
- ―Lyric
Algae were a group of organisms that typically grew underwater and liked to cover the surfaces of objects. Algae could also be airborne,[2] living on water droplets and chemical vapors floating in the atmosphere.[3]
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,[4] green,[5] orange,[2] pink,[3] and was sometimes luminescent.[6]
Uses
While it was preyed upon for sustenance by some plants and animals, 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.[7] Furthermore, varieties such as the bestrum algae from Baralou were broken down and processed into foods for consumption,[8] and dried algae extracts were used to create algae sugar for use in alcohol fermentation.[9] Algae-bread was especially favored by Herglics, who also made algae ice cream.[10]
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.[11]
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
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin
- Galaxy Guide 2: Yavin and Bespin, Second Edition
- Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- The Star Wars Planets Collection
"Smuggler's Log" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 4- The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back, Second Edition
- The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Lords of the Expanse
- Star Wars Trilogy Sourcebook, Special Edition
- Alien Encounters
Notes and references
- ↑ Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Therefore I Am: The Tale of IG-88"—Tales of the Bounty Hunters
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Young Jedi Knights: Trouble on Cloud City
- ↑ Dark Apprentice
- ↑ The New Rebellion
- ↑ I, Jedi
- ↑ Junior Jedi Knights: Lyric's World
- ↑ Planets of the Galaxy, Volume One
- ↑ Planet of Twilight
- ↑ Lords of the Expanse
- ↑ Cantina Communications
