Marine Crystal

Marine Crystal
(Marecrystallus iceageus)
26/162, replaced by descendant
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	21/136
Habitat	Colddigger Polar Bay
Size	30 cm Tall
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Detritivore, Photosynthesis
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Sexual, Spores
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Marecrystallus Marecrystallus iceageus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Shallows Crystal	Pioneer Minicrystal Yokto Crystal Badger Aquacrystal Twilight Crystal Marine Crystals

The marine crystal split from its ancestor the shallows crystal. They have re-adapted to to the salty water of the salt lake and coastline. They have also grown to twice their ancestors size. Like their ancestor, they are made of a hard photosynthetic chitin which has tiny holes in them, these holes let in water and organic matter. Inside the red fungi-like interior consumes the organic matter. This same fungi-like material also makes up the "roots" of the marine crystal and it can absorb needed nutrients and minerals from the soil. The same holes that let in food also let out tiny spores which float into the water and grow into new marine crystals. It has retained it's ancestor's mild poison which is used to deter any herbivores who are not immune against it from eating it.

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)

Yokto Crystal (genus Marecrystallus)

Ogawa Crystal (family Marecrystallaceae)

Sugary Minicrystal (order Crystallales)