Octovinbion

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Octovinbion
(Teuthopropagnum vinus)
Main image of Octovinbion
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorSolpimr Other
Week/Generation26/160
HabitatMaineiac Volcanic, Maineiac Rocky, Maineiac Chaparral, Maineiac Boreal, Maineiac Temperate Woodland, Maineiac Alpine
Size50 cm Wide
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Budding Prongs, Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Spherophyta
Glycismopsida
Dendropropagnales
Teuthopropagnaceae
Teuthopropagnum
Teuthopropagnum vinus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The octovinbion replaced its ancestor in Maineiac Volcanic and has spread to many of the otherwise empty biomes of Maineiac. Their trunk has been reduced to a stub from which eight arm like vines radiate. Each of the vines has two rows of conical leaves (shown in cross section in the insert) which are derived from the small orblets there ancestors had on their prongs. They have also regained the ability to produce spores which grow on the tops of the leaves. Because of the way they grow with new hubs forming at the end of the vines old colonies often resemble massive nets stretching across the landscape.