Marine Basilliphyta

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Marine Basilliphyta
(Protosagania oceanbasilli)
Artwork of Marine Basilliphyta
Species is extinct.
24/151, Integrated into Basilliphyta
Creator Mnidjm Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Basilliphyceae
Basilliphytales
Basilliphytaceae
Protosagania
Protosagania oceanbasilli
Week/Generation 21/135
Habitat North Polar Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Temperate Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), South Polar Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Jujubee Ocean (Twilight Zone), Jujubee Ocean (Twilight Floor), Arctic Polar Sea, Raq Temperate Bay, Colddigger Polar Bay, Darkov Temperate Coast, Elerd Temperate Coast, Oz Temperate Coast, Wolfgang Temperate Coast, Bumpy Polar Coast, Nergali Polar Coast, Chum Salt Lake, Slarti Salt Lake, Ovi Salt Lake, Chum Salt Marsh, Slarti Salt Marsh, Ovi Salt Marsh
Size Microscopic
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Mitosis


The marine basilliphyta split from its ancestor and moved into the ocean. They use their thick cell walls to keep excess salt out of their systems. Of course this doesn't work when they have to absorb minerals into their systems, which builds up, killing them in about a week. They help prolong their lives by swimming in plumes, acting sometime like a single organism. The cells on the outside are the oldest ones, which act as filters. When they die they release water with a much lower salt content, which is used by the other cells. They reproduce towards the center, causing the older cell to be pushed out. The oxygen content towards the center is very low, but they are able to cope. They are found in all the waters of Jujubee, but can also be found in the salt lakes and marshes connecting to the ocean.

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)
  • Magneferrubiota Guttoplaque (genus Protosagania)