sockerarters
Sockerarters are a group of microscopic organisms described in speculative biology and popular science fiction. The term is used for a proposed lineage whose members are said to specialize in the uptake and storage of simple sugars, which gives them characteristic sugar-rich intracellular inclusions. In the imagined taxonomy, sockerarters are typically small, ranging from 1 to 5 micrometers in diameter, and occur in irregular, amoeboid to coccoid shapes. They may possess a flexible cell envelope or, in some depictions, a light silica or polysaccharide shell.
Metabolism is described as primarily chemoorganotrophic, relying on dissolved sugars from their environment, and often combining
Ecology and life history: Sockerarters are placed in sugar-rich microhabitats such as fermenting fruit waters, decaying
Distribution and status: Sockerarters are not recognized by real-world taxonomic authorities. They appear in speculative literature