Dumpling Waterworm

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Dumpling Waterworm
(Fabacolaculus cruentuspulex)
Artwork of Dumpling Waterworm
Species is extinct.
22/140, Habitat Loss (Snowball)
Creator Colddigger Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Pterigiophora
Rostroichthyes
Palustrigyrinia
Fabacolaculidae
Fabacolaculus
Fabacolaculus cruentuspulex
Week/Generation 18/123
Habitat Bone River, Bone Swamp
Size 15 cm Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Herbivore (Luminbean)
Respiration Passive (Transcutaneous)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, 2 Sexes, Eggs kept in a pouch until ready to hatch
Descendant of Ancestor of


The dumpling waterworm split from its ancestor and shrank as a result of its lifestyle, almost three fourths of its length is tail, so its body is only about 3 – 4 cm long. It lives almost its entire life inside a luminbean pillar. The lower fins have become long and thin, useless for swimming they are now used to keep a water flow through the worms living chamber, poking out of the side of the luminbean and keeping the holes from closing up. Its tail is now used for fat storage and is kept curled behind the worm when inside their luminbean host. A dumpling waterworm has very little to see, so its eyes are underdeveloped and kept closed during most of its life.

During breeding the males will leave their host to seek out mates, the females stay inside their luminbean and release large amounts of pheromones into the water. When fertilized the female dumpling waterworm will consume virtually the entire luminbean pillar, leaving only the outermost part as a protective husk. After this binge the females digestive tract shrivels, and a special pouch organ fills with eggs, these eggs quickly develop, resulting in an extremely bloated looking waterworm. When the eggs are ready for distribution the female opens her eyes, unravels her massive tail, and leaves her dead, luminbean husk. She swims through the water searching for luminbeans to place her sticky eggs on, during this time she feeds solely on the fat collected in her tail, once that runs out she dies. A few days after being laid the eggs hatch and the larva dig into their host.

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)
  • Tasseled Phibi (order Palustrigyrinia)
  • Southern Gillfin (class Rostroichthyes)