Marsh Sweeper

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Marsh Sweeper
(Ciliognathus palusfossor)
Main image of Marsh Sweeper
Species is extinct.
20/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorDass Other
Week/Generation17/113
HabitatKrakow Marsh, Krakow River
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietConsumer
RespirationPassive Diffusion
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionMitosis, Conjugation
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Ciliognathiozoa
Euciliognathiozoa
Ciliognathata
Ciliognathida
Ciliognathidae
Ciliognathus
Ciliognathus palusfossor
Ancestor:Descendants:

Although very similar to its ancestor the marsh sweeper is almost exactly like it, they replaced them in Krakow River and moved to Krakow Marsh. the main difference between the marsh sweeper and their ancestor is that the marsh sweeper has learned to harvest the marshurum that now grows there, their plow through their colonies with their lower "jaw" and thus feeds on them, they still feed on other particles in the water. It reproduces by mitosis, but in certain conditions, like overcrowding and environmental stress, it undergoes a sexually reproductive process called conjugation. It lines up with another marsh sweepers and they fuse together. They then exchange genetic material. The two marsh sweepers detach. The two become four new cells. Just like its ancestor.

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)
  • Cilios (genus Ciliognathus)
  • Bruhlios (order Ciliognathida)