Fruiting Cryobowl
Fruiting Cryobowl | ||
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(Scaphiumestus fructusconsortio) | ||
24/150, Integrated into Cryobowls | ||
Information | ||
Creator | Clarke Other | |
Week/Generation | 20/133 | |
Habitat | East Drake Boreal, West Drake Boreal, East Drake Rocky, West Drake Rocky, East Drake Taiga, West Drake Taiga, Artir Polar Beach, Justin Polar Beach, Bumpy Polar Beach, Russ River, Mae Sandstone Caves | |
Size | 8 cm Wide | |
Primary Mobility | Sessile | |
Support | Unknown | |
Diet | Lithotroph (Hydrogen), Photosynthesis | |
Respiration | Unknown | |
Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
Reproduction | Sexual, Fruit | |
Taxonomy | ||
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Kyanozoa Hyalophyta Hyaloangia Scaphiumestales Scaphiumestaceae Scaphiumestus Scaphiumestus fructusconsortio |
Ancestor: | Descendants: |
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The fruiting cryobowl has split from its ancestor, the cryobowl, and has evolved a symbiotic relationship with the drake cloudswarmer. Its ancestor's hard, chitin-covered seeds now have a layer of soft, spongy tissue around them. When a drake cloudswarmer eats the fruit, it regurgitates the seed. Most of the time, the seed lands on the ground, allowing a new cryobowl to grow. Occasionally, though, it will regurgitate the seed into the bowl of another cryobowl. The cryobowl will use enzymes to break down the seed and combine its genetic material into new fruit. In return, it lets the cloudswarmers use its bowl as a nursery and gives it a portion of its cryodome hydroutine. The fruiting cryobowl has grown twice as wide, allowing it to capture more sunlight and provide more space for both its symbiotes.