Jellysquid

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Jellysquid
(Physalloteuthis toxospinus)
Main image of Jellysquid
Species is extinct.
7/42, replaced by descendant
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation6/39
HabitatGlicker-Wright Reef
Size60 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietCarnivore (Anything that touches its tentacles)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual (Spawns hundreds of eggs directly into the water)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Teuthomorpha
Eutentaculata
Physalloteuthiformes
Physalloteuthidae
Physalloteuthis
Physalloteuthis toxospinus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The jellysquid split from the filtersquid. Rather than filtering food, its tentacles have become longer and have grown stinging hair in which it can ensnare its prey. It mainly catches beakworms, but can really capture anything that gets too close. Once caught, it will put it up to the mouth between the tentacles and eat it. It can propel itself around with its jets too. To keep it afloat, it has developed hollow air sacs on the top of it, which keep it at the surface better. Its range is in the Glicker-Wright Reef and Sea.

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)
  • Finned Filtersquid (class Eutentaculata)