Xeno Raftballs

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Xeno Raftballs
(Salinispherica xeno)
Main image of Xeno Raftballs
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorBuilding Blocks Other
Week/Generation19/129
HabitatXeno Shallows
Size8 cm Wide
Primary MobilitySessile, pleustonic
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual Budding, Very Resistant Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Subfamily
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta
Spherophyta
Euspherophyta
Collospherales
Collospheraceae
Collospheroideae
Salinispherica
Salinispherica xeno
Ancestor:Descendants:

The xeno raftball split from its ancestor and now is always at the surface. Due to their larger size they grow slower to save minerals. Most of their nutrition comes from the water or is leached off other flora. They stick to just about any smooth surface including each other, however these bonds are easy to break. In many places they cover the surface of the water completely.

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)
  • Chaococoon (order Collospherales)
  • Terrestrial Cloudbubble (class Euspherophyta)