Umbracloa

The umbracloa split from its ancestor and doubled its size. Evolved from a hybrid organism, the hybridization is more evident on it, since the features of both parental ancestors are more noticed. It has a round shape, with a larger surface able to do the photosynthesis, while the bottom purple part absorbs organic particles in the water. Most of the top part will stay out of the water, being able to react to light. Umbracloas can grow up to ten leaf-like structures and these will stay closed at night. During that period, the leaves will touch the spores swimming in the internal pool, and these will adhere to the leaves. In the morning the umbracloas will open the leaves, increasing the area able to absorb light in three times. These leaf-like structures are entirely covered by tiny microvilli, which allow them to hold water and keep the spores wet. Due to the opening movement, the spores adhered to the leaves will be carried out and be exposed to the winds, that will blow and carry some of them. The three long flagella help during the flight, once they can work like feathers, allowing them to be carried to distant places. Other part of the spores will swim out of the umbracloa and develop close to it. The spores have the features of both parental cells, but the light reaction is switched. The negative phototaxis will force them to swim in opposition to the light source. They will swim to the river bottom or some shaded place, where they will be able to develop into a new umbracloa. Initially evolved in West Huggs River, it was able to spread to all the connected water bodies in Huggs region, being found in lakes, rivers and wetlands.