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The other surviving branch, Goblollaceae, arose from descendants of the [[Domed Loppy|domed loppy]], which began to drift into the subterranean via the Ninja cave systems. In the dark environment these basal goblollaceae began specializing towards a more detritivore role. All goblollaceae are detritivores that rely on iron oxides lkke the abundant hematite as an electron acceptor to assist in anerobic digestion of organic material. This allowed the lineage to survive even with the sealing of the caverns during the global ice age, removing any ability to photosynthesis save for rare opportunities when light could peak through. Within the cavesrns, the largest source of pressure came from how lineages dealt with predation from [[vainytangle]] and competition with the [[ninjaswoop]]. Species from the Gelabellaria descend from the [[jellloppy]], and rely on a protective shell to ward off the vainytangle once fully grown. Members of the Goblollous genus lack this protection, and instead rely on their rapid reproduction to spread themselves. Critical to the survival of all species are pollinator like the [[zergranid]], which not only facilitate spore exchange, but allow for the dispersal of the loppys faster than the vainytangle can spread, thus allowing them to maintain a viable population.
The relationship the Goblollaceae species have with their pollinators has given rise to an interchange among the subterranean regions of Barlowe, as the lineages spread throughout the underground to as far south as [[Mandate Limestone Caves|Mandate caves]]. This has provided the herbivores of Mandate such as the [[emulsecho]] and [[Blind Cavehorn|blind cavehorn]] a new food sources and plenty of detritis for organisms like [[Limestone Teproutine|limestone teproutine]], [[Limestone Ball|limestone balls]], and [[Floating Stickyball|floating stickyballs]], as well as the zergranids are a useful food source for the [[Mandate Gossalizard|Mandate gossalizard]]. Ninja natives in turn, such as the vainytangle and [[Rasp-Mouthed Suckiron|rasp-mouthed suckiron]] found these new organisms useful sources of nutrients and iron, and have spread in turn.
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