Salt-Backed Wingworm

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Salt-Backed Wingworm
(Lacrimamusca saltbackus)
Main image of Salt-Backed Wingworm
Species is extinct.
19/125, Habitat Loss (Ice Comet Impact Event)
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation18/118
HabitatHuggs Island Beach
Size6 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportExoskeleton (Chitin)
DietHerbivore (Saltballs)
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
Pennarigidae
Lacrimamusca
Lacrimamusca saltbackus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The salt-backed wingworm replaced the twelve-winged worm on the beach of Huggs island. It has evolved to eat the saltballs by expelling salt out of its many eyes on its back. It also has evolved large breathing slits on its front. This can help it breathe easier as well as pick up primitive smells. It lays its eggs under the caps of beach "shrooms".

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)
  • Stinkers (order Dodecaptera)
  • Lickworm (subclass Polyptera)