A first note before we continue, although this is indeed algae it should not be confused with sea based algae but instead should be recognized as a relative of common full spectrum algae (otherwise known as meta-terrain algae). NSMA is unique in two ways, first it is a completely mutable (within floral parameters) species, because of which it is able to take on basically infinite forms and so the biodiversity of ON is not at risk. A few of the forms NSMA commonly takes are common sea algae, pollen carriers for the Blazzo, and dense forest floor covering (debris is not common enough for it to be generated on its own) (another note, it does indeed constitute the trees itself. Mostly NSMA guarantees a food supply for the fauna of ON but in its secondary capacity NSMA directly assists the nano-tech of ON, acting as a common binding agent, and in cases where repairs of creatures necessitate a medicinal agent note able to be mechanically duplicated, NSMA is utilized as a generation platform for the agent. A final note on NSMA: it is only mutable by the nano-tech of ON at this time, all research attempting to utilize or even properly study NSMA has been fruitless, and more often than not, generates a highly toxic base bioform (NSMA Prime) which is entirely more dangerous than common lab equipment can handle, which is why all tests have been restricted to species who can handle these toxins themselves (metadata marker: ON-NSMA-1).