Carbonia

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{{Taxon

| name = Carbonia

| type = Biological Domain

| scientific_name = Carbonia

| image = Carbonia_Concept.png

| imagecaption = Diagrammatic visualization of organic carbon-based biospheres.

| kingdom = [[Animalia]], [[Plantae]], [[Fungi]], [[Protista]], [[Bacteria]]

| phylum = Variable; universal carbonic base

| class = N/A

| superorder = N/A

| order = N/A

| suborder = N/A

| family = N/A

| genus = N/A

| related_taxa = [[Lithoid]], [[Luxiva]]

| native_universe = [[Continuum Universes]]

| notable_universes = [[Aerenda]], [[Galaxa]], [[Mystifea]], [[Midheim]]

| origin_method = Abiogenic organic synthesis, spirit-assisted biogenesis

| known_worlds = Carbon-rich, hydrospheric, and oxygenated planets

| body_plan = Cellular, biochemical, molecular

| symmetry = Variable (bilateral, radial, amorphous)

| dominant_ecological_role = Primary organic lifeform domain

| avg_diet_distribution = Autotrophic and heterotrophic diversity

| avg_intelligence = Broad; includes sapient and non-sapient species

| evolutionary_origin = Chemical self-organization of carbon-based polymers

| divine_influence = None; occasional spirit catalysis in early evolution

| extinction_status = Extant; dominant in material universes

| dominance = Universal in matter-based biospheres

| ecological_success = Highest of all known domains

| first_appearance = Pre-oxygen planetary epochs

| classification_author = [[Continuum Biological Registry]], 3rd Revision Council

| universal_registry_code = CB-000

}}

'''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.

== Overview ==

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.

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.

== Biological Characteristics ==

* '''Composition:''' Organic molecules built on carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen; occasionally sulfur and phosphorus.

* '''Structure:''' Cellular membranes regulating chemical and energetic exchange.

* '''Metabolism:''' Enzyme-mediated reactions deriving energy from oxidation or reduction.

* '''Reproduction:''' Genetic replication through DNA, RNA, or analogous molecular systems.

* '''Adaptation:''' High; carbon chemistry allows life to thrive in diverse conditions.

* '''Mortality:''' Chemical entropy and biological decay.

Carbonian ecosystems flourish on hydrospheric, oxygenated, and temperate worlds with stable climate and nutrient cycling.

== Evolution and Origin ==

Life within Carbonia likely originated through polymerization of organic compounds into self-replicating molecules—a process termed '''abiogenic synthesis'''.

In some universes, spirit resonance catalyzed these transitions, though the creative mechanism remains natural rather than divine.

Earliest Carbonian biospheres formed under methane-rich atmospheres prior to oxygenic photosynthesis, marking the pre-oxygen epoch of biogenesis.

== Ecological Role ==

Carbonia provides the structural foundation for most living ecosystems. It includes:

* '''Autotrophs''' (e.g., [[Plantae]]) that generate biomass from inorganic sources.

* '''Heterotrophs''' (e.g., [[Animalia]], [[Fungi]]) that consume organic material.

* '''Decomposers''' that recycle chemical matter into environmental cycles.

Together these kingdoms form the self-sustaining carbonic web of life.

== Cross-Domain Comparison ==

{| class="wikitable"

! Domain !! Composition !! Example Kingdoms !! Primary Mechanism

|-

| '''Carbonia''' || Organic Carbon || [[Animalia]], [[Plantae]], [[Fungi]] || Biochemical metabolism

|-

| [[Lithoid]] || Silicon / Crystal || [[Lithia]], [[Crystara]] || Mineral resonance and geometric patterning

|-

| [[Luxiva]] || Photonic / Aetheric || [[Photona]], [[Resonara]] || Radiant energy coherence

|}

== Cultural and Scientific Study ==

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.

The [[Continuum Biological Registry]] defines Carbonia as the standard reference for evaluating the biochemical viability of alternate life domains.

== See Also ==

* [[Animalia]]

* [[Plantae]]

* [[Fungi]]

* [[Lithoid]]

* [[Luxiva]]

== References ==

[[Category:Continuum science]]

[[Category:Biology]]

[[Category:Taxonomy]]

[[Category:Domains]]