Treerigible

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Treerigible
(Neozeplinflora umbilicus)
Main image of Treerigible
Species is extinct.
19/125, ice comet impact event
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation18/120
HabitatAtmosphere (Troposphere)
Size8 m Long
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietFilter-Feeder (Volucris Teproutine, Dirtsident, Nimbus Cloud, Sailcell, Stratonimbus), Photosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata, Lenticels)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Budding
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Physallophyta
Igniferopsida
Neozeplinflorales
Neozeplinfloraceae
Neozeplinflora
Neozeplinflora umbilicus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The treerigble split from its ancestor, the dirigible tree. A strange mutation cause baby treerigble trees to grow where the seed bubbles use to grow. This ment it could spawn offspring from the air. Rather than feeding off other trees with its roots it now filter-feeds the air for atmospheric microbe and water. It has doubled in size in order to increase its surface area to absorb sunlight. It is extremely light for its size and its balloon is very strong to prevent popping. On the top of the balloon is a button-like growth that use to be where the umbilical branch connected to its parent. In otherwise its like its "belly-button". Juvenile treerigbles stay connected to the parent until they are 1/4 the parents size. By that time they will have enough buoyancy to float off on their own. They cannot propel themselves and are subject to wherever the wind takes them.

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)
  • Baebula (phylum Physallophyta)