Bubbleweed Seaswimmer

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Bubbleweed Seaswimmer
(Mimigladiatus mimicus)
Main image of Bubbleweed Seaswimmer
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorNergali Other
Week/Generation23/145
HabitatArctic Polar Sea, Wind Polar Sea
Size80 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportEndoskeleton (Bone)
DietCarnivore (Marine Bubblepede, Marine Shocker, Marine Filtersquid, Bubbleweed Muckraker), Scavenger
RespirationActive (Lungs)
ThermoregulationMesotherm
ReproductionSexual, Two Sexes, Live Birth
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Superclass
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Class
Order
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Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Carpozoa
Spondylozoa
Anisoscelida
Tetrapodes
Saganophidia
Turrinares
Jasconoidea
Jasconidae
Mimigladiatus
Mimigladiatus mimicus
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Splitting from its ancestor, the bubbleweed seaswimmer has, as its name suggests, adapted to living within marine bubbleweed. Lurking amongst the thick foliage, it waits in ambush, swaying gently in the current as it wraps around a strand of bubbleweed. As prey swims by, it lunges forward and strikes it before it even realizes what has occurred. They reproduce two to three times a year, producing over a dozen young every time. The young will also lurk amongst the bubbleweed, feeding on the larva and young of the other species that live there.