Candycane Bonegrass

Candycane Bonegrass
(Bonephyta xmas)
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	25/157
Habitat	Clarke Temperate Coast
Size	30 cm Tall
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Sexual, Waterborne Spores
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Bonephyta Bonephyta xmas

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Bonegrass

The candycane bonegrass split from its ancestor the bonegrass. It lives much like its ancestor in the the intertidal zone, however it now lives in the temperate regions of Darwin. It must use the seawater of high tide to absorb calcium through calcification. This gives it a hard exoskeleton trunk. Rather than just a bony stalk, it has red photosynthetic tissue between each segment. This red and white pattern gives them the appearance of a candy cane. At the top is a red red photosynthetic shell produces spores during high tides in the spring. The spores combine with each other via sexual reproduction in large spawning clouds that make the water appear red for most of the season.