A Horta, the first silicon based lifefrom discovered
A Silicon-based lifeform is corporeal lifeform based on silicon rather than the more typical carbon.
Silicon based life was thought to be little more than scientific fantasy until 2267 when first contact was made with the silicon based Horta species. (TOS episode: "The Devil in the Dark", DS9 novels: Devil in the Sky, The Heart of the Warrior)
Known species
- Alpha 23-C native (Alpha 23-C)
- Andalusian
- Atharite
- Boqus (Boqu II)
- Brancher (Crystalline Entities)
- Crystal dragon (Alpha 23-C)
- Crystal dog (Alpha 23-C)
- Dulap (Borg-species 912)
- Excalbian (Excalbia)
- Gaen (Valarous)
- Horta (Janus VI)
- Kliyor (Sarindar)
- Microbrain (Velara III)
- Strata
- Tcha'besheh (Vulcan)
- Tholian (Tholia)
Connections
- Silicon-based lifeform article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Alternative biochemistry article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.