Speckled Pumpgill

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Speckled Pumpgill
(Mashabahddag alvuspargere)
Main image of Speckled Pumpgill
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJlind11 Other
Week/Generation23/146
HabitatRaq Temperate Bay
Size20 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietHerbivore (Double Bubblgea, Broadleaf Calmstrum)
RespirationActive (Pump-Gill)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Eggs onto Double Bubblgea Tentacles)
Taxonomy
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Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Symbiovermes (info)
Pterigiophora (info)
Eupterigiophora
Argyroscolecia
Pancaudabranchia
Caudabranchia (info)
Aquapumpiformes
Aquapumpidae
Mashabahddag
Mashabahddag alvuspargere
Ancestor:Descendants:

The speckled pumpgill split from its ancestor and moved to Raq Temperate Bay. Finding hosts of double bubblgea it monopolized on this new food source, in the process doubling in size. It has changed little from its ancestor, except that it now has a pattern of green speckles on its under belly. These mimic the colors of the broadleaf calmstrum, which it has also expanded its diet to include.

Individuals live for about 3 years, reaching maturity in the first year. They lay eggs (~ 5 mm diameter) on the double bubblgea after mating; however they tend to mate and lay eggs during the colder months, allowing the young to hatch in an abundance of food.