The beam allows a Ghostbuster to contain and hold "negatively charged ectoplasmic entities". The demon had used ectoplasmic energy to alter Janine's cellular and bone structure. Ghost hunters with "ectoplasmic machines" investigated the house in the 1970s. Spellcast are the name used to describe the ectoplasmic creatures created by witches. Once released, the aplanospores move away by gliding on their individual developed ectoplasmic net. His weapons are two ectoplasmic Chinese broad swords. A feature characteristic of "Aplanochytrium" is the production of the ectoplasmic net. Individual cells use the ectoplasmic net for movement by gliding inside it. He is shown fighting using ectoplasmic flames that surround his hands. The game features a Ghost counter on-screen scoring system named the "Ectoplasmic Tabulator". The cells are not surrounded by the ectoplasmic net, unlike the "Labyrinthula" cells. In "The Middleman", episode 8 (the "Ectoplasmic Pan-Hellenic Investigation"), the Moscow Rules are recited. She produced a small ectoplasmic hand from her stomach which waved about in the darkness.