Ironshoot

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Ironshoot
(Ferroapium dasivaltus)
Main image of Ironshoot
Species is extinct.
20/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorMnidjm Other
Week/Generation19/126
HabitatDass Shallows
Size50 cm Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietLithovore (Iron)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Cellballs
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Siderobiota
Ferrophyta
Siderohymenopsida
Ferroapiales
Ferroapiaceae
Ferroapium
Ferroapium dasivaltus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The ironshoot replaced it's ancestor in the Dass Shallows. Thanks to island gigantism, the ironshoot is now almost 9x bigger than it's ancestor. It has become so large, that it releases the cellballs up higher, thus making them spread further. It has evolved bowl-shaped iron spikes at the base that the ironshoot folds up when a storm hits. It evolved them for protection as well as a tough shoot to deter predators. The shoot has a consistency similar to celery.

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)
  • Irontangle (class Siderohymenopsida)
  • Mudferra (phylum Ferrophyta)