Clinging Droopgea

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Clinging Droopgea
(Griseiadhesor inhaero)
Artwork of Clinging Droopgea
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Creator Kenotai Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phaiobiota
Phaiophyca
Argentothallia
Tentaculothammales
Tentaculothammaceae
Griseiadhesor
Griseiadhesor inhaero
Week/Generation 20/134
Habitat Martyk Sandstone Sea Caves
Size 20 cm Wide
Primary Mobility Sessile
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Asexual Budding


The clinging droopgea split from its ancestor, and invaded Martyk Sandstone Sea Caves. This variety of droopgea grows on every surface where the light reaches, mostly the entrance, sometimes choking out others in favor for itself. It is smaller than its ancestor, and the bottom tentacles have fused to become single ones. The top "cap" of tentacles has shrunk in both actual and proportional size. In adulthood, the cells along the very bottom secrete a kind of glue that holds it down. This makes it difficult for it to be eaten completely, and as such it can regrow completely after being eaten. As a bud, thigmotropisms allow it to know what is "bottom", and that is where it secretes its glue. It then grows normally.

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)
  • Marine Droopgea (family Tentaculothammaceae)
  • Colonial Bubblgea (class Argentothallia)