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| {{Taxon
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| | name = Carbonia
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| | type = Biological Domain
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| | scientific_name = Carbonia
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| | image = Carbonia_Concept.png
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| | imagecaption = Diagrammatic visualization of organic carbon-based biospheres.
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| | kingdom = [[Animalia]], [[Plantae]], [[Fungi]], [[Protista]], [[Bacteria]]
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| | phylum = Variable; universal carbonic base
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| | class = N/A
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| | superorder = N/A
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| | order = N/A
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| | suborder = N/A
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| | family = N/A
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| | genus = N/A
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| | related_taxa = [[Lithoid]], [[Luxiva]]
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| | native_universe = [[Continuum Universes]]
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| | notable_universes = [[Aerenda]], [[Galaxa]], [[Mystifea]], [[Midheim]]
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| | origin_method = Abiogenic organic synthesis, spirit-assisted biogenesis
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| | known_worlds = Carbon-rich, hydrospheric, and oxygenated planets
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| | body_plan = Cellular, biochemical, molecular
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| | symmetry = Variable (bilateral, radial, amorphous)
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| | dominant_ecological_role = Primary organic lifeform domain
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| | avg_diet_distribution = Autotrophic and heterotrophic diversity
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| | avg_intelligence = Broad; includes sapient and non-sapient species
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| | evolutionary_origin = Chemical self-organization of carbon-based polymers
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| | divine_influence = None; occasional spirit catalysis in early evolution
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| | extinction_status = Extant; dominant in material universes
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| | dominance = Universal in matter-based biospheres
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| | ecological_success = Highest of all known domains
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| | first_appearance = Pre-oxygen planetary epochs
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| | classification_author = [[Continuum Biological Registry]], 3rd Revision Council
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| | universal_registry_code = CB-000
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| }}
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| '''Carbonia''' is the primary biological domain encompassing all forms of life derived from organic carbon compounds. It is the most widespread and diverse biospheric system within the [[Continuum Universes]], governing biochemical life dependent on molecular carbon chains, water chemistry, and enzymatic metabolism. Carbonia species include both multicellular and microbial organisms—ranging from complex sentient beings to microscopic protoforms.
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| == Overview ==
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| Carbonia defines life based on organic matter rather than energy or mineral coherence. It serves as the biological foundation for most known worlds. All carbonic lifeforms share a common principle: the use of carbon’s versatile molecular bonding as the structural and metabolic basis of life.
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| While [[Luxiva]] represents life composed of coherent light and [[Lithoid]] embodies crystalline and silicon-based structure, Carbonia represents adaptability—the molecular flexibility of matter forming awareness through chemistry.
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| == Biological Characteristics ==
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| * '''Composition:''' Organic molecules built on carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; occasionally sulfur and phosphorus.
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| * '''Structure:''' Cellular membranes regulating chemical and energetic exchange.
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| * '''Metabolism:''' Enzyme-mediated reactions deriving energy from oxidation or reduction.
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| * '''Reproduction:''' Genetic replication through DNA, RNA, or analogous molecular systems.
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| * '''Adaptation:''' High; carbon chemistry allows life to thrive in diverse conditions.
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| * '''Mortality:''' Chemical entropy and biological decay.
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| Carbonian ecosystems flourish on hydrospheric, oxygenated, and temperate worlds with stable climate and nutrient cycling.
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| == Evolution and Origin ==
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| Life within Carbonia likely originated through polymerization of organic compounds into self-replicating molecules—a process termed '''abiogenic synthesis'''.
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| In some universes, spirit resonance catalyzed these transitions, though the creative mechanism remains natural rather than divine.
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| Earliest Carbonian biospheres formed under methane-rich atmospheres prior to oxygenic photosynthesis, marking the pre-oxygen epoch of biogenesis.
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| == Ecological Role ==
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| Carbonia provides the structural foundation for most living ecosystems. It includes:
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| * '''Autotrophs''' (e.g., [[Plantae]]) that generate biomass from inorganic sources.
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| * '''Heterotrophs''' (e.g., [[Animalia]], [[Fungi]]) that consume organic material.
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| * '''Decomposers''' that recycle chemical matter into environmental cycles.
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| Together these kingdoms form the self-sustaining carbonic web of life.
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| == Cross-Domain Comparison ==
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| ! Domain !! Composition !! Example Kingdoms !! Primary Mechanism
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| | '''Carbonia''' || Organic Carbon || [[Animalia]], [[Plantae]], [[Fungi]] || Biochemical metabolism
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| | [[Lithoid]] || Silicon / Crystal || [[Lithia]], [[Crystara]] || Mineral resonance and geometric patterning
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| | [[Luxiva]] || Photonic / Aetheric || [[Photona]], [[Resonara]] || Radiant energy coherence
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| |}
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| == Cultural and Scientific Study ==
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| Carbonia forms the biological baseline for most civilizations in the Continuum Universes. Its species dominate material ecosystems and serve as the primary comparative model for xenobiological classification.
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| The [[Continuum Biological Registry]] defines Carbonia as the standard reference for evaluating the biochemical viability of alternate life domains.
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| == See Also ==
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| * [[Animalia]]
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| * [[Plantae]]
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| * [[Fungi]]
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| * [[Lithoid]]
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| * [[Luxiva]]
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| == References ==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:Continuum science]]
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| [[Category:Biology]]
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| [[Category:Taxonomy]]
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| [[Category:Domains]]
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