Shelommalis

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Shelommalis
(Mucoritesta symbyotia)
Main image of Shelommalis
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorMnidjm Other
Week/Generation18/120
HabitatJujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone)
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietEndoparasite (almost all sea animals), Detritivore (Nautipede waste)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual (Spores and budding)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Krakowozoa
Petrozoa
Creolitha
Mycopetroi
Mucoritestidae
Mucoritesta
Mucoritesta symbyotia
Ancestor:Descendants:

When the nautipede evolved, some malakommalis was forced to adapt to life on the surface. To survive, the malakommalis formed a symbiotic relationship with the nautipedes, evolving int to a new species, shelommalis. Shelommalis evolved the ability to create small air bubbles within itself to help keep its victim buoyant so the nautipede can get to it before it sinks to the sea floor. This adaptation also help the nautipede stay afloat.

When the nautipedes lay eggs, the eggs are coated in spores of shelommalis. The eggs are then eaten by a creature which soon becomes infected. The spores will then grow, infecting the lining of the stomach, and then they enter the blood stream and spread to the organs and skin, killing the creature within four days. Then the eggs of the nautipede hatch after one more week. They spend a few weeks eating the carcass, allowing the shelommalis to reach its final form. Then when the nautipedes shells are completely grown, they leave the carcass, float up to the surface, and reach adult form. Then the whole process starts again. When shelommalis reaches it's final form, they feed of of the waste of nautipedes.

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)
  • Malakommalis (genus Mucoritesta)
  • Lijulait (order Mycopetroi)