Amphibious Twinkoral

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Amphibious Twinkoral
(Rugokiirus rugosacutis)
Main image of Amphibious Twinkoral
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorBardic Other
Week/Generation23/147
HabitatKenotai Temperate Riparian
Size8 cm Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive Diffusion
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Budding
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Croceophyta
Kiirophyta
Kiirophytopsida
Rhizokiirales
Kiirocorallaceae
Rugokiirus
Rugokiirus rugosacutis
Ancestor:Descendants:

The amphibious twinkoral replaced its ancestor, the pioneer twinkoral. As the sole flora species in the Kenotai waterways (except the linked bubblgea) for several million years, the pioneer twinkoral rapidly varied into many different species to fill some of the available niches. Some twinkoral, already able to survive in the riparian zone during high tide, specialized further along these lines: after a time, they evolved into the amphibious twinkoral. Like their relative, the dry gelatin, the amphibious twinkoral survive out of water by tightly closing their pores, thus resulting in a wrinkled, leathery appearance.