Brightsphere

Brightsphere (Vitromunitae luminosphaera)
24/?, unknown cause
Creator	Scifiguy Other
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Vitromunitae Vitromunitae luminosphaera
Epoch/Generation	2/149
Habitat	Mason Ocean (Trench Floor), Mason Ocean (Trench Zone), Mason Ocean (Trench Slope), Mason Ocean (Twilight Floor), Mason Ocean (Twilight Zone), Mason Ocean (Twilight Slope), Mason Polar Ocean (Sunlight Zone)
Size	3 cm Wide
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Asexual, Spores

Descendant of	Ancestor of
Glassphere

The brightsphere split from its ancestor, the glassphere, when many colonies adapted to live in deeper waters at night. They function very similarly to their ancestors, although there are several bioluminescent cells in the center, which brighten up significantly when they are approached. They use this as a defense mechanism, though the intensity of this bioluminescence is quite high, and can still be seen in Mason's deep ocean regions at night, as a soft glow.