Kingskwid

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Kingskwid
(Regnum parvulusescallius)
Main image of Kingskwid
Species is extinct.
19/125, ice comet impact event
Information
CreatorBlarg Other
Week/Generation16/104
HabitatKing Coast
Size1.3 meters long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietFilter-feeder (microorganisms)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual (Spawns thousands of eggs directly into water four times a year)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Teuthomorpha
Eutentaculata
Trichioteuthii
Regnidae
Regnum
Regnum parvulusescallius
Ancestor:Descendants:

The kingskwid has split from its ancestor. The kingskwid is almost exactly like its ancestor, aside from their getting slightly larger, and a small mutation dropping their number of tentacles to four. The only major difference is their reproduction method. Four times every year the females will lay their eggs directly into the water, where they will catch on the male's skin, which is now coated in a sticky slime. These tiny eggs will be absorbed directly into the porous skin of the male, where they will be fertilized. Weeks later, the little baby kingskwids will pop out, similar to a seahorse, and live a life of their own. These babies are so tiny that instead of filter feeding, they actually have to hunt down their prey. When they get larger they will use the same feeding method as their parents.

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)
  • Scootin Quid (order Trichioteuthii)
  • Finned Filtersquid (class Eutentaculata)