Phosphobulbs Ironetwork

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Phosphobulbs Ironetwork
(Siderorhizus phosphorbis)
Main image of Phosphobulbs Ironetwork
Species is extinct.
22/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorBioCat Other
Week/Generation21/137
HabitatRazo Volcanic
Size10 cm Wide
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietLithovore (Iron), Symbiosis (Phosphoid)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Fragmentation
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Siderobiota
Ferrophyta
Siderorhizopsida
Siderorhizales
Siderorhizaceae
Siderorhizus
Siderorhizus phosphorbis
Ancestor:Descendants:

The phosphobulbs ironetwork split from its ancestor and spread to the Razo Volcanic. It is very similar to its ancestor living underground in nets that consume the iron from the soil. It still reproduces by fragmnation created by the freezing winter so close to the poles that shatter them into pieces and each piece with a connection bulb regrows into a new individual. These bulbs now serve a second function as well. They host phosphoids inside them that symbiotically give them nutrients in exchange for protection, oxygen, and all their other basic needs for survival. They are mostly effective when the roots grow inside the volcanic ash, often covered under the ice, which is filled with phosphoric compounds.

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)
  • Pionferruses (family Siderorhizaceae)