Irontangle

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Irontangle
(Ferrumradix intrico)
Main image of Irontangle
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorBioCat Other
Week/Generation16/108
HabitatClayren Beach, Ittiz-Ovi Desert, Ittiz Swamp, Ittiz Rocky, Wright Rainforest, Ovi-Hydro Plains
Size7 cm Long
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietLithovore (Iron)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Light Sticky Cellballs
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Siderobiota
Ferrophyta
Siderohymenopsida
Ferroalgales
Ferroradiciaceae
Ferrumradix
Ferrumradix intrico
Ancestor:Descendants:

The irontangle split from its ancestor and inhabited the land. Because water is obligatory for its survival it has evolved in a new niche, vandriswoop puddles. This has happened when ironroot cellballs popped and released the young to the shore there some have reached the watery puddles the vandriswoop creates. In them they have flourished and adapted to their new environment. They grow entangled around the root bulb of their hosts, drain their sugary waters, and co-exist with them. They are considered parasitic though they rarely damage the host to the point of serious danger or death. In order to spread and reproduce their cellballs evolved to become light and sticky attaching to the hosts' wind-spread detaching cells and spreading with them to the new plants. Therefore, almost 90% of all vandriswoops hold an irontangle or two around them. The only advantage these relations give to the host is keeping it guarded from some herbivores that fail to release it from the ground because of the heavy weight of the irontangle.

Living Relatives (click to show/hide)

These are randomly selected, and organized from lowest to highest shared taxon. (This may correspond to similarity more than actual relation)
  • Vainytangle (family Ferroradiciaceae)
  • Iron Fan (order Ferroalgales)
  • Mudferra (phylum Ferrophyta)