Beaked Deepworm

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Beaked Deepworm
(Pulchervermis Rostra)
Main image of Beaked Deepworm
Species is extinct.
2/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorKrakow Sam Other
Week/Generation2/12
HabitatOpen Ocean
SizeFine (15 cm) Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietCarnivore
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationUnknown
ReproductionHermaphrodite (Eggs)
Taxonomy
Domain
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Pulchervermis
Pulchervermis Rostra
Ancestor:Descendants:

The competition in the deep zone was too great for filter-feeding to be a successful strategy so the deepworms gradually became better adapted to being predators. their bodies elongated for speed and their tail fin extended. They developed a lens over their eye-hollow to allow for better vision and also developed a tough, beak-like inner mouth. They reproduce sexually and possess a luminous crest to attract mates.