Colonial Calmstrum

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Colonial Calmstrum
(Pelagiphyllon iungens)
Artwork of Colonial Calmstrum
Species is extant.
Creator Scifiguy Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Chloroasterobiota
Chloroasterophyta
Crescoasteropsida
Crescoasterales
Pleustopetalaceae
Pelagiphyllon
Pelagiphyllon iungens
Week/Generation 23/149
Habitat Bumpy Polar Coast, Elerd Temperate Coast, Darkov Temperate Coast, Colddigger Polar Bay
Size 8 cm Wide
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Budding
Descendant of Ancestor of

The colonial calmstrum split from its ancestor, the calmstrum, when a mutation allowed for the calmstrum to link some of it's tentacles together, temporarily. These connections ultimately gave rise to the colonial calmstrum, after millennia of linked calmstrum began to link up their biological processes. These colonies reproduce at the same time, and no longer use filter feeding as a form of nourishment. These calmstrum colonies can hold together for years if undisturbed, and with the number of calmstrum working together, it can now completely rely on photosynthesis. Calmstrum are immediately born into these colonies, and usually spend their entire, four week lifespan within them.