Marine Fraboo

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Marine Fraboo
(Pulmonatilatus marinus)
Artwork of Marine Fraboo
Species is extant.
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Conchovermizoa
Euconchovermes
Cornidactyliformes
Pulmonatilatidae
Pulmonatilatus
Pulmonatilatus marinus
Week/Generation 26/160
Habitat BigL Tropical Coast, Chum Tropical Coast, Jlindy Tropical Coast, King Tropical Coast, Clarke Temperate Coast, Dass Temperate Coast, Elerd Temperate Coast, Wind Temperate Coast
Size 40 cm Long
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Detritivore, Planktivore
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Sexual, Metamorphosis (Egg, Larva, Pupa, Adult)
Descendant of Ancestor of

The Marine Fraboo split from its ancestor the Common Fraboo. It has left the freshwater rivers and now live in the coastlines of Dixon-Darwin. During its metamorphosis it never looses the gills the larva stage has. Thus adults can live underwater. It also has adapted to the salt coast waters. Like its ancestor it has an advanced life cycle which grows from eggs to larva to pupa to adult. The adults produce hundreds of eggs into nutritive sacks into the water. The eggs hatch into larva which live underwater and filter-feed on microbes. Once they eat enough they will turn into an immobile pupa that transforms its aquatic worm-like body into a marine fraboo body. Once they leave their slimy "chrysalis" they will feed on decomposing material in the sand.

They have grown to twice their ancestors size thanks to the buoyancy of the water. They can raise up their "horns" scare away predators. If they sit down their 10 legs can hide under their shell. Their grip is hard to pry off. In addition their horns can retract into their neck and seal up. Thus creating a nearly impenetrable fortress against small predators. Their shell is extremely hard and strong due to its dome shape. They can also close their gill holes on their side of their shells. When they do this they slow down their metabolism and go into a torpor-like state until the predator has gone. This state can last for hours. However they eventually have to open up their gills to breathe again.