Calflash

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Calflash
(Microdendron calcrystalvore)
Artwork of Calflash
Species is extinct.
20/134, Symbioship Plague
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Microdendrontia
Microdendron
Microdendron calcrystalvore
Week/Generation 19/127
Habitat Yokto Coast, Soma Coast, Huggs Coast, Krakow Coast, King Coast, Flisch Coast, Yokto Beach, Soma Beach, Huggs Beach, Krakow Beach, King Beach, Flisch Beach
Size Microscopic
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Lithovore (Calcium), Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Two Sexes, Flashing Spore, Asexual Budding
Descendant of Ancestor of


The calflash replaced its ancestor, the flash forests and has spread across all the tropical and temperate coastlines of Glicker. Like its ancestor it lives within the pores of the calcrystalium's photosythetic crystals. They have a symbiotic relationship where it can create flashes of light that scare away herbivores. In return it absorbs nutrients from the calcrystalium.

They have grown 10 times larger than their ancestor and around 1 millimeter tall. They now have many stalks that grow off the main stalk. Each stalk has a flashing spore. They still have two sexes but they no longer have sexual dimorphism. Every summer the males will release their sperm cells into the water and they will find their way to the flashing spores to fertilize them. Once fertilized the flashing cells will fall off each of the stems and eventually grow into new calflashes once they find a large calcrystal pore to live in.

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)

None found. Note that this does not necessarily mean it has no living relatives at all, but that, assuming all taxonomy is filled in, its entire phylum is extinct; any relatives it does have likely do not resemble it.