The barlowe testudiatom split from its ancestor, the testudiatom. It has moved into Nergali Polar Beach and Barlowe Tundra where it had to adapt to the cold environment. It now has developed an antifreeze-like chemical that keeps ice crystal from forming inside of it. Like its ancestor it can absorb silica and make it into its skeletal structure. This structure helps hold the photosynthetic membrane in them. Each organism resembles a small flat plate that are microscopic. They do best in moist sand or soil. They can produce spores from the center of the plate which will fall off and grow into another barlowe testudiatom once exposed to a moist environment.
Living Relatives (click to show/hide)
These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
