Maehematitus

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Maehematitus
(Lithoamoeba hematitus)
Artwork of Maehematitus
Species is extinct.
23/148, Integrated into Chemeba
Creator Elerd Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Lithoamoebia
Lithoamoebales
Lithoamoebaceae
Lithoamoeba
Lithoamoeba hematitus
Week/Generation 18/123
Habitat Mae Sandstone Caves
Size Microscopic
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Lithotroph (Hematite)
Respiration Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Mitosis


The maehematitus split from its ancestor, the lithoamoeba and moved to Mae Sandstone Caves. It now consumes mainly the mineral Hematite, found in abundance in the sandstone caves, giving the organism an orange hue. It still uses psuedopods to gather quantities of inorganic material, and reproduces via mitosis.

To get to the hematite deposits, the maehematitus will squeeze itself through narrow ravines in the compact stone, and feed on the mineral slowly until the crevice is depleted.

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)

None found. Note that this does not necessarily mean it has no living relatives at all, but that, assuming all taxonomy is filled in, its entire class is extinct; any relatives it does have likely do not resemble it.