Puffworm

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Puffworm
(Rostratipapillon puffus)
Main image of Puffworm
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation18/123
HabitatKrakow Beach, King Beach, Flisch Beach
Size20 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportExoskeleton (Chitin)
DietHerbivore (Salt Puff, Tower Saltpuff)
RespirationSemi-Active (Unidirectional Tracheae)
ThermoregulationHeterotherm (Basking, Heat from Muscle Activity)
ReproductionHermaphrodite (Eggs)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes
Thoracocephalia
Optidorsalia
Polyptera
Dodecaptera
Halozetidae
Rostratipapillon
Rostratipapillon puffus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The puffworm replaced its ancestor, the salt-puff wingworm. It uses its beak to tear off the leaves of the salt puff and tower saltpuff. Its wings are now pink to blend in with the beach flora. There are still no major predators so it will walk around on the sand rather than flying. It still can fly but not as well as its ancestor could. They are larger than their ancestors due to the abundance of food available for them to eat. And they have spread south to the other western Glicker beaches.

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)
  • Dragonworms (order Dodecaptera)
  • Tropoworm (subclass Polyptera)