Atmobulb

Atmobulb
(Nephoxanthus tropo)
23/?, unknown cause
Information
Creator	Mnidjm Other
Week/Generation	22/142
Habitat	Mason Atmosphere (Troposphere), West Mason Polar Scrub, East Mason Polar Scrub, North Mason Taiga, South Mason Taiga
Size	1 cm Tall
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis
Respiration	Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Asexual, Spores
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Croceophyta Maciophyta Aerocaula Euaerocaula Aerovesicales Nephoxanthaceae Nephoxanthus Nephoxanthus tropo

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Airbulb

Splitting from their ancestor, the atmobulb adapted a new way of spreading their spores. During the three week long summer, they supply the nitroids with nutrients, allowing them to produce the gaseous ammonia that fills its bulb, and keeps it buoyant. When winter approaches, they release from the ground and float off into the atmosphere, where they stay until their supplies run out. They then burst, releasing millions of spores into the air, to settle on the ground. They have developed a mucus that coats the bulb, retaining enough gases for about a month. They have also grown a membrane that allows them to catch the wind.

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)