Giant Rojoko

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Giant Rojoko
(Ostracophasma gigantus)
Artwork of Giant Rojoko
Species is extant.
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Trinucleata
Multivitia
Efferozoa
Turboplacata
Ostracophasmatidae
Ostracophasma
Ostracophasma gigantus
Week/Generation 26/165
Habitat Jujubee Ocean (Midnight Zone), Jujubee Ocean (Abyss Zone)
Size 2 m Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Planktivore, Detritivore
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual (One Sex), Live Birth

The Giant Rojoko split from their ancestor and went deeper down into the depths of Jujubee Ocean. There it grew much larger than its ancestor due to abyssal gigantism. it lost most of its pigment due to it being far from the sunlight above. it is neutrally buoyant in the water and spends time using the least amount of energy that it can. Its 6 flippers beat slowly in the waters, propelling it forward gulping up water and filtering out plankton and other organic particles. They still travel in schools and will use their weak electromagnetic sense to keep them together as well as tiny fibers all over their bodies that help direct them. Some of the tiny fibers around their mouth have become the baleen-like structures that catch the plankton. Their bellies can stretch to hold more water and then push it back out. Once prey is trapped they can close their mouths to swallow their catch. Their bodies are hydrodynamic to help them slide through the water with ease. Even the shell on their back is now smooth. They keep their young in their central chamber as they develop. Once released, the young will stay close to the adults, often using their fins to attach themselves to the shell of the elders.