Hedgecrystal

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Hedgecrystal
(Thyreophylocrystallus semicirculus)
Main image of Hedgecrystal
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJlind11 Other
Week/Generation25/159
HabitatVivus Polar Scrub, Vivus Tundra
Size1 m Tall, 25 m Long
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis, Detrivore
RespirationPassive (Lenticels)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionHermaphrodite, Airborne Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Binucleozoa
Crystallozoa (info)
Navicrystalita
Adamantopsida
Sucinicrystallites
Sucinidendrites
Thyreophyloiteae
Thyreophylocrystallus
Thyreophylocrystallus semicirculus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The hedgecrystal replaced its ancestor in the Vivus Polar Scrub, spreading also into the tundra. Rather than growing up, then tipping over, it grows its entire life horizontally. Its crystals grow in a semiciruclar pattern, minimizing the damage to them as they creep over the ground. Other than these changes, it is the same as its ancestor.