Leaping Swarmer

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Leaping Swarmer
(Photoplanktoma saltaridae)
Main image of Leaping Swarmer
Species is extinct.
22/144, Swarmer Plague
Information
CreatorMnidjm Other
Week/Generation21/138
HabitatSouth Polar Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), North Polar Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Temperate Jujubee Ocean (Sunlight Zone), Colddigger Polar Bay, Elerd Temperate Coast, Darkov Temperate Coast, Bumpy Polar Coast, Chum Salt Lake, Chum Salt Marsh
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis, Filter-Feeder (Golden Sailcell, Ocean Sailcell)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Spawning, Two Sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Superkingdom
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Viridisagania
Mancerxa
Phytozoa (info)
Phylloichthyia (info)
Cycloptifabae
Puerplentiformes
Atmophagaridae
Photoplanktoma
Photoplanktoma saltaridae
Ancestor:Descendants:

The leaping swarmer split from it's ancestor. They are half as big and have specialized to eating just the sailcells. They now leap out off the water, straining the cells as they glide. They can be found leaping out of the water in by the thousands, inhaling the clouds as they go. Two of their tentacles have move forwards and fused with their front fin, connecting through a membrane to help their gliding. Their remaining tentacles have also formed a membrane to help propel their bodies out of the water. They live in groups that can be made up of tens of millions of organisms. They are preyed upon by the scoopswarmers, but their populations are too large to be affected.

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)
  • Flabnose (order Puerplentiformes)
  • Teuthomimic Swarmer (class Cycloptifabae)