Darwin Thornshell

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Darwin Thornshell
(Spinophyta darwinus)
Artwork of Darwin Thornshell
Species is extant.
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Chaozoa
Obsidasterae
Spinophyta
Spinophyta darwinus
Week/Generation 23/148
Habitat Ramul Temperate Beach, Clarke Temperate Beach
Size 60 cm Wide
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Hermaphrodite, Airborne Spores

The darwin thronshell split from its ancestor the thornshell. It has returned to its ancestral beaches where it has both doubled in size and has re-grown its extra leaves. These extra "shell-leaves" help it absorb more sunlight to support its larger size. Like their ancestor they are immobile and thus have to spread by airborne spores.