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|image = Jellysquid.jpg |
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|extant = 1 |
|extant = 1 |
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|exgen=42 |
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|excause=replaced by descendant |
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|ancestor = Filtersquid |
|ancestor = Filtersquid |
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|size = |
|size = 60 cm Long |
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|habitat = Glicker-Wright Reef |
|habitat = Glicker-Wright Reef |
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|habitat2 = |
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|diet = Carnivore (Anything that touches its tentacles) |
|diet = Carnivore (Anything that touches its tentacles) |
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|thermoregulation=Ectotherm |
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|reproduction= Sexual (Spawns hundreds of eggs directly into the water) |
|reproduction= Sexual (Spawns hundreds of eggs directly into the water) |
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|parent = Physalloteuthidae |
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|genus = Physalloteuthis |
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|phylum = Teuthomorpha |
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|class = Tentacula |
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|order = Multibrachia |
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|family = Marephateuthidae |
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|genus = Marephateuthis |
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|species = toxospinus |
|species = toxospinus |
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The '''jellysquid''' split from the [[filtersquid]]. Rather than filtering food, its tentacles have become longer and have grown stinging hair in which it can ensnare its prey. It mainly catches [[beakworm]]s, but can really capture anything that gets too close. Once caught, it will put it up to the mouth between the tentacles and eat it. It can propel itself around with its jets too. To keep it afloat, it has developed hollow air sacs on the top of it, which keep it at the surface better. Its range is in the Glicker-Wright Reef and Sea. |
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Latest revision as of 23:22, 22 February 2024
Jellysquid | ||
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(Physalloteuthis toxospinus) | ||
7/42, replaced by descendant | ||
Information | ||
Creator | Hydromancerx Other | |
Week/Generation | 6/39 | |
Habitat | Glicker-Wright Reef | |
Size | 60 cm Long | |
Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
Support | Unknown | |
Diet | Carnivore (Anything that touches its tentacles) | |
Respiration | Unknown | |
Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
Reproduction | Sexual (Spawns hundreds of eggs directly into the water) | |
Taxonomy | ||
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Carpozoa Teuthomorpha Eutentaculata Physalloteuthiformes Physalloteuthidae Physalloteuthis Physalloteuthis toxospinus |
Ancestor: | Descendants: |
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The jellysquid split from the filtersquid. Rather than filtering food, its tentacles have become longer and have grown stinging hair in which it can ensnare its prey. It mainly catches beakworms, but can really capture anything that gets too close. Once caught, it will put it up to the mouth between the tentacles and eat it. It can propel itself around with its jets too. To keep it afloat, it has developed hollow air sacs on the top of it, which keep it at the surface better. Its range is in the Glicker-Wright Reef and Sea.
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)