Gulperpump

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Gulperpump
(Balaniskhafdag engoricus)
Main image of Gulperpump
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJlind11 Other
Week/Generation25/159
HabitatJujubee Tropical Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), South Jujubee Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), LadyM Tropical Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North LadyM Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone) , South LadyM Temperate Ocean (Sunlight Zone), LadyM Ocean (Twilight Zone), LadyM Ocean (Twilight Slope), Maineaic Temperate Coast, Truteal Twilight Sea Mount, Xeno Twilight Sea Mount, Darkov Temperate Coast, Chum Tropical Coast, Elerd Temperate Coast, Jaydoh Temperate Shallows, Jlindy Tropical Coast, BigL Tropical Coast, Dass Temperate Coast, Hydro Tropical Sea, Oz Temperate Coast, Soma Temperate Sea, King Tropical Coast, Clarke Temperate Coast
Size20 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPlanktonivore
RespirationActive (Pump-Gill)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Eggs onto Male abdomen
Taxonomy
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Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Pterigiophora (info)
Eupterigiophora
Argyroscolecia
Pancaudabranchia
Caudabranchia (info)
Aquapumpiformes
Planktocystidae
Balaniskhafdag
Balaniskhafdag engoricus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The gulperpump split from its ancestor. It has become a more free-floating filter feeder, using its gaping mouth to swallow up any tasty morsel that floats along. While it can still use its fins, it is a very weak swimmer, so instead it drifts with the current, positioning itself into the flow of water to catch food. It uses the air stored in its pumps to stay in the upper reaches of the ocean, where plankton is most abundant; it has developed bright coloration to help blend in with the shifting current waters it prefers. Other than these changes it is the same as its ancestor.