nolostus

Nolostus is a fictional term used in speculative biology and science fiction to denote a class of life-forms or a principle of information persistence in living systems. It is not a real taxon or established concept in contemporary biology; rather, writers and worldbuilders use nolostus to explore how organisms might resist loss of information in the face of environmental stress or genetic decay.

Etymology: The name is a coinage derived from Latin roots suggesting “not lost,” designed to evoke resilience and memory.

Concept and traits: In imagined contexts, nolostus organisms exhibit highly redundant genetic or informational modules, distributed memory across cellular or networked tissues, and regenerative capabilities that preserve core traits across generations. Some depictions describe cryptic signaling that anchors identity in a population, even when external characters vary due to mutation or regime change. The concept is often used to discuss questions of identity, continuity, and data integrity in biological systems.

Taxonomy (fictional): Domain Eukaryota; Kingdom Nolostia; Phylum Nolostia Protista (or Nolostia Protella); Class Nolostea; Order Nolostales; Family Nolostaceae; Genus Nolostus; Species Nolostus mirabilis (illustrative example).

Habitat and role: Nolostus is typically imagined in stable, resource-rich ecosystems or artificial environments where redundancy and memory can be maintained. In narrative uses, Nolostus entities may form networks that preserve information across disturbances, enabling rapid reassembly of traits.

See also: resilience, redundancy, memory, lossless, persistence.