Buoy Twinkoral
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Buoy Twinkoral (Nautikiirus natantes) | |
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23/149, Integrated into Twinkorals | |
Creator | Bardic Other |
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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Croceophyta Kiirophyta Kiirophytopsida Rhizokiirales Nautikiiraceae Nautikiirus Nautikiirus natantes |
Week/Generation | 23/147 |
Habitat | Kenotai Salt Marsh, Kenotai Temperate River |
Size | 8 cm Tall |
Primary Mobility | Sessile, Pleustonic |
Support | Unknown |
Diet | Photosynthesis |
Respiration | Passive Diffusion |
Thermoregulation | Ectotherm |
Reproduction | Asexual, Budding |
Descendant of | Ancestor of |
The buoy twinkoral replaced its ancestor, the pioneer twinkoral. As the sole flora species in the Kenotai waterways (except the linked bubblgea) for several million years, the pioneer twinkoral rapidly varied into many different species to fill some of the available niches. The buoy twinkoral detached itself from the river bottom and now floats on the water's surface on two modified 'pontoon-branches.' These 'pontoon branches' have special hollow pockets inside that hold air, as does its main body. It retains its roots, both to balance itself in the water and to strain nutrients from it.
Living Relatives (click to show/hide)
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