Darwinian Diaminet

Darwinian Diaminet
(Saliniadamus darwinum)
Information
Creator	Maineiac Other
Week/Generation	25/158
Habitat	South Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Jujubee Tropical Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Elerd Temperate Coast, Sparks Temperate Shallows, Soma Temperate Coast, Ramul Temperate Coast, Darkov Temperate Coast, Russ Temperate Shallows, Maineiac Temperate Coast, Abello Temperate Shallows, Nuke Temperate Shallows, Time Temperate Shallows, Ittiz Temperate Shallows, Oz Temperate Coast, Hydro Tropical Sea, Ovi Tropical Shallows, Putspooza Tropical Shallows, Penumbra Tropical Shallows, Solpimir Tropical Shallows, Negative Tropical Shallows, Jaydoh Temperate Shallows, Fermi Temperate Coast, Jlindy Tropical Coast, Dass Temperate Coast, South LadyM Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), LadyM Tropical Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North LadyM Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Clarke Temperate Coast, King Tropical Coast, Flisch Temperate Shallows, BigL Tropical Coast, Chum Tropical Coast
Size	120 cm Long
Primary Mobility	Sessile, Pleustonic
Support	Cell Wall (Chitin), Chitinous Crystal Shell, Gas Bladder Flotation
Diet	Omnivore (all fauna under 1 Meter), Detritivore, Photosynthesis
Respiration	Passive (Lenticels)
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Hermaphroditic, Waterborne Spores
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Subclass Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Binucleozoa Crystallozoa (info) Navicrystalita Adamantopsida Adamantidae Adamantales Saliniadamantaceae Saliniadamus Saliniadamus darwinum

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Symbioraft Diaminet

The Darwinian Diaminet has split from its ancestor, the Symbioraft Diaminet. As the glaciers continued to retreat, and the global sea levels rose, this ocean-dwelling organism first spread out across the temperate and tropic coastlines of Darwin before spreading out across the world's oceans. It has doubled it's size and width, along with continuing the symbiotic relationship with the Pioneer Raftballs – although it can also form symbiosis with the Colonial Bobiiro as it rivals with the Pioneer Raftballs for feeding the Darwinian Diaminet nitrogenic nutrients.

When prey is scarce this organism will rely of photosynthesis (helped by the wider shell developed to capture more sunlight). When prey is abundant the Darwinian Diaminet, much like it's ancestor, will capture and absorb the nutrients of passing fauna with its sticky fungi-like roots (in which the prey is first paralyzed by neuronic toxins, then digested with strong enzymes.) The nutrients are then spread throughout the symbiotic colony – Diaminets and symbiotes alike – thus ensuring that all members of the web are well-fed. Each individual can have up to 4 connections whilst each web can support up to 50 individuals. Such is the mass of these symbiotic colonies that many amphibious and aerial fauna can nest easily on these connected and seaworthy rafts.

Like it's ancestor the Darwinian Diaminet is hermaphroditic so webs can fertilize even when connected, creating genetic diversity throughout the colony. Thanks to the success of this species they have replaced their ancestor in the temperate seas across Sagan 4 (but not the polar seas).