Forktuff

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Forktuff
(Spicetuff furcilla)
Main image of Forktuff
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorColatrinker Other
Week/Generation23/145
HabitatChum Salt Marsh
Size30 cm Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Budding, Floating Seeds in Water
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Rhagioanthia
Phoenopoopsida
Phoenopoales
Aquatuffaceae
Spicetuff
Spicetuff furcilla
Ancestor:Descendants:

The forktuff replaced its ancestor, the spicy tuffdra. Due to a mutation, the branches split in the middle, forming a fork-like shape. Due to the forks it has more area to photosynthesize with less cost. It also has only a few branches, instead of the many of their ancestors. Due to the climate change, it has lost its biological antifreeze. Like its ancestor it produces capsaicin for defending from herbivores. It now has a much higher scoville-grade, reaching almost 3,000 scoville.