Jellyball

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Jellyball
(Geocarpus psuedorhizus)
Main image of Jellyball
Species is extinct.
15/101, gamma-ray burst
Information
CreatorGiant Blue Anteater Other
Week/Generation13/84
HabitatFlisch Savanna, Flisch Temperate Forest
Size1 m Tall
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual (spores are passed through the digestive tracts of animals)
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta (info)
Spherophyta (info)
Euspherophyta
Collospherales
Lentescocarpaceae
Geocarpus
Geocarpus psuedorhizus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The jellyball is an offshoot of the sticky fruit.

It has changed. For instance, the outer membrane is translucent, and thus you can see the gel within. It photosynthesizes with this outer membrane. Just like its ancestor, its spores are suspended in a sweet-tasting gel, which has become much sweeter. Herbivores bite this plant, breaking the thin outer membrane, and feast on the gel within.

To stick on the ground, the sticky substance is secreted on the ground, serving as a rudimentary root system.

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)
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    Chaococoon (order Collospherales)
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    Florisland (class Euspherophyta)