User blog comment:A, Mori/Species Symbols/@comment-3126873-20141017222656/@comment-3126873-20141018173600

Alright, so +Splation for canon.

The symbols are certainly present in the articles, but they aren't actually used or important outside of SFANB. They can certainly be supplements, but there's no beef in trying to explain their significance if they're not entirely significant.