Calmstrum

Calmstrum
(Pleustopetalus aequus)
Information
Creator	Elerd Other
Week/Generation	21/136
Habitat	Bumpy Polar Coast, North Polar Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Nergali Polar Coast
Size	2 cm Wide
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis, Filter-Feeder (Silicamoeba, Jujubee Carboneater)
Respiration	Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Budding
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Chloroasterobiota Chloroasterophyta Crescoasteropsida Crescoasterales Pleustopetalaceae Pleustopetalus Pleustopetalus aequus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Crastrum	Broadleaf Calmstrum Colonial Calmstrum Brushrums

The calmstrum split from its ancestor, the crastrum, and moved to the sunlit areas of the North Polar Jujubee Ocean. To be able to survive in this harsh environment, its photosynthesizing apparatus split into two groups; one which retained the photosynthesizing capability, and one which grew small, fine hairs, with which to capture microscopic cells and feed on them. These filter-feeding "tentacles" are also used to move, since they lost the ability to photosynthesize, while the limbs which retained their photosynthesizing ability are left always above water, to capture as much sunlight as it can.