Pioneer Toxiglobe

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Pioneer Toxiglobe
(Toxiglobus pioneerus)
Artwork of Pioneer Toxiglobe
Species is extinct.
23/148, Integrated into Toxiglobes
Creator Hydromancerx Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Spherophyta
Euspherophyta
Collospherales
Toxiglobaceae
Toxiglobus
Toxiglobus pioneerus
Week/Generation 23/145
Habitat Darwin Taiga, Dixon Taiga, Darwin Boreal, Dixon Boreal, Russ Boreal, Detoxic Boreal, Darwin Alpine, Darwin Rocky, Drake Rocky, Darwin Polar Scrub, Drake Polar Scrub
Size 4 cm Wide
Primary Mobility Unknown
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis
Respiration Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation Ectotherm
Reproduction Super Fast Asexual Budding, Very Resistant Spores


The pioneer toxiglobe split from its ancestor the double-banded toxiglobe. Its has developed yellow bands to warn herbivores that it is poisonous. It has developed large strong roots which it uses to break apart even the most tough soil. Its major success lies in its roots which allow for the growth of the nitrogen fixing microbe called the nixus. It has developed a symbiotic relationship with the nixus by creating nodules for them to grow in and in return the nixus produces a nitrogen compound that helps pioneer toxiglobe grow. When pioneer toxiglobe dies the fixed nitrogen is released making it available to other rainforest flora and this helps to fertilize the muddy soil. In addition as pioneer toxiglobe not only spreads nixus to new biomes but nitritus, nitratus and denitritus, thus completing the nitrogen cycle in barren biomes.

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)
  • Toxiglobes (genus Toxiglobus)
  • Sanguine o' Spheres (order Collospherales)
  • Table Cushion (class Euspherophyta)