Nitromoeba

Having evolved from the very widespread Photosagnia, the Nitromoeba began to respire nitrogen in the environment from the long time it spent along the seafloor consuming detritus. The logical next step for this organism was to begin to metabolize the most common substance from decay, and so kickstarted the nitrogen cycle on Sagan 4.

Nitromoeba (Photonitronicus nitrum)
Species Information
Creator	Banelord More by this creator
Week and Generation	2/11
Habitat	East Darwin Temperate Coast, East Glicker Tropical Coast, Barlowe Temperate Coast, Wright Temperate Coast, Dixon-Fermi Temperate Sea, Dixon Tropical Coast, Tropical LadyM Ocean (Sunlight Zone)
Size	10µm diameter
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis, Detritivore, Nitrogen
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Binary fission
Taxonomy
Ancestor	Photosagnia Luculentus
Descendants	Globanitros

Once a creature excretes waste or there is decomposing matter, the consuming cells will begin to strip it away, thus releasing ammonia compounds. Nitromoeba cells will then begin to fix this ammonia for release back into the environment as nitrogen by converting it into energy for itself, the result is a much more habitable biosphere.

Along the coastline, crystal flora also play a role by using these newly synthesized nitrites for their own metabolization. The cycle is not yet fully realized, but given some time there should be more metabolizers to the point where they need only use nitrogen for energy and nothing else.