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|thermoregulation=Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
|reproduction=Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores
▲|family=Corticihirsutaceae
|genus=Natarenux
|species=contorta
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Both summer and winter leaves have become narrower to prevent dessication from the constant ocean breeze and have a near constant PHB bioplastic coating as a response to the salt in the air and wind. Populations further inland or protected from sea winds do not have this constant layer. The winter leaf has simplified further to only have a single pneumathode on the tip to minimize its surface. Trichomes are commonly found in varying degrees similarly, and for similar reason, to its ancestor. That is, light intensity dictates if a particular surface develops them and how much or how long they are.
The clusters of microsporangia are smaller, individuals being about
A new feature to the megasporangium of the Contorted Volleypom that can be attributed to its success is the formation of an air pocket at its base as it matures. This pocket is a result of both water being moved from the surrounding tissue into the large megaspores, as well as increased dessication from coastal winds. These pockets are smaller among inland populations due to lack of environmental influence. As fallen megasporangium get moved around their environment, by wind or rain or other organisms, many of these crinkly structures make it into the surrounding saltwaters. Without the air pocket they would sink a short while after entering the water, their heavy megaspore cargo dragging them down. But the air pocket instead allows them to bob slightly at the surface and either wash back to shore from where they came or to new shores to give the young they carry a second chance.
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