Cell Creator

The Microbe Editor is the tool used to edit your creature in the Tide pool phase. Like the Creature Editor, it has a model of the creature and a choice of parts to add to it -- although the creature is edited in 2D in this stage.

Tools
Most of this info is derived from the 2005 GDC Presentation, and may change by final release.

Cell model
The cell model is where the parts are placed from the "parts" list. It is likely that the cell can be shaped much like a creature's spine can be morphed.

"Parts"
It is likely that, as in the Creature Editor, more parts will be unlocked as you proceed through the stage.

In the video, we see nine parts in three categories:

Mouth Parts
Mouth parts presumably affect what your cell can consume.
 * Pincers
 * Proboscis
 * Filter
 * During the video, this Mouth part was grayed out. It is unlikely that it was already Will Wright's cell's form of feeding, as it was not visible on the cell. It is more likely to have been that Will Wright did not have enough points to buy this item.

Movement Parts
The microscopic creature seen in the GDC 2005 demonstration a swimmer with long limbs and no evident movement "parts", unless the limbs were flagella.
 * Flagellum
 * Fluid jet
 * Cilia

Weapon Parts
Weapons affect your cell's ability to defend itself against hostile cells and prey upon other cells.
 * Nematocyst (Cnidocyte)
 * Spike
 * This allowed the cell to destroy and eat enemies.
 * A stinging cell