Luminiflora Aquatica, meaning 'light-bearing flower of water,' is a bioluminescent aquatic plant endemic to the Abyssal Ocean Gardens. It features translucent, funnel-shaped flowers with pale violet and blue petals illuminated by iridescent orange-yellow luminescence, especially along stamen filaments and petal veins. Broad, ovate leaves with fine ridges and slender, undulating stems enhance water current interaction. Bioluminescence (420-490nm blue-green) is produced by photocytes at the flower base via a luciferin-luciferase reaction adapted to 0-10°C. Part of the Nereid Petalus cluster in Petalaceae, it anchors to rocky substrates in cold, low-light abyssal zones. Luminescence likely attracts nocturnal pollinators, including bioluminescent invertebrates and plankton, while floral morphology and movement optimize pollen transfer in fluid environments.
Name
BIOME LUMINA #344/1000
Owner
0x663548238eF5FdFC23cdDc3115107cACD1FE35A6
ID#344
Rarity
MID:45%
MUSEUM
DATALAND
X-LO:MIN
YEAR
2025
X-LO:MIN
COLLECTION
DATALAND FOUNDING COLLECTION
X-LO:MIN
SPECIES NAME
LUMINIFLORA AQUATICA
EX:MAX
CLUSTER
NEREID PETALUS