Bottom Swarmer

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Bottom Swarmer
(Puerplenti tachtitan)
Artwork of Bottom Swarmer
Species is extinct.
18/122, Outcompeted by Electro Swarmer
Creator Elerd Other
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Mancerxa
Phylloichthyia
Cycloptifabae
Puerplentiformes
Puerplentidae
Puerplenti
Puerplenti tachtitan
Week/Generation 18/119
Habitat Nuke River
Size 4 cm long
Support Unknown
Diet Photosynthesis, Filter-Feeder
Respiration Unknown
Thermoregulation Unknown
Reproduction Sexual, Spawning, Two Sexes
Descendant of Ancestor of


The bottom swarmer split from its ancestor and now lives deeper in the river. It developed bioluminescence which it uses for attracting the opposite sex. Its eyes grew bigger but because the muddy river is impervious to light, the eyes themselves evolved to be pressure sensitive and detect water pressure changes around the swarmer. Because it has no predators, its body grew longer. Both sexes are very territorial and in the darkness and in the mating season they will release a subsonic noise to alert of their presence and their territory.

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)
  • Microswarmers (family Puerplentidae)
  • Blubdub (order Puerplentiformes)
  • Snapper Scuttler (class Cycloptifabae)