Blind Volox

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Blind Volox
(Nothogyrinus privaronem)
Main image of Blind Volox
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorSpeedTowel Other
Week/Generation26/165
HabitatRamul Water Table
Size25 cm long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietFilter-Feeder, Detritivore
RespirationPassive (Skin-Breathing)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, 2 Sexes, Frog-like Eggs laid into Water
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Saurochelones
Refulgisauria
Nothogyrinidae
Nothogyrinus
Nothogyrinus privaronem
Ancestor:Descendants:

The blind volox has split from its ancestor, the cave volox. Without that much light in the water table, the blind volox lost its bioluminescence and sight, instead moving around in the bottom of the floor and sensing any detritus, reducing its size. It has lost its carnivorous diet and has taken up a large detritivore route. It now locates food using microscopic bristles located around its oversized mouth. They are used to sense where the nearest source is. They lay frog-like eggs into water, similar to its ancestor. It lives for a fairly short time, 5 weeks to 2 months. The body of the blind volox has also become larger to exploit the abundance of detritus in the water table. Other than these adaptations it is almost identical to its ancestor.