Biome

A biome is a region on a planet with a certain set of features. Examples of biomes encountered in Starbound are Forest, Desert, and Ocean. While a given biome will always have the same general features, the specific characteristics of that biome can be radically different on different planets.

Forest
Forest biomes have an abundance of trees.

Desert
Desert biomes have sand.

Ocean
Ocean biomes are, unsurprisingly, mostly water. Aquatic enemies spawn here frequently.

Tentacle
Tentacle Biomes have Tentacles in the background.

Moon
Moon Biomes have Stars in the background, the surface temperature is vrey low.