Mason Gildling

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Mason Gildling
(Xanthus vegrandis)
Main image of Mason Gildling
Species is extinct.
23/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorClarke Other
Week/Generation22/140
HabitatWest Mason Polar Scrub, Mason Polar Beach, Negative Polar River
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive Diffusion
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Croceophyta
Maciophyta
Xanthomonada
Xanthopsida
Xanthales
Xanthaceae
Xanthus
Xanthus vegrandis
Ancestor:Descendants:

The mason gildling split from its ancestor, the gildling. As life arrived on Mason on an orbit voltflora seed, only a few forms of life were present. The empty niches, along with increased levels of radiation, led to a "Oathinian Explosion", with many new evolutions of the original hitchhiker organisms. The mason gildling has reversed the multicellularity of its ancestor, becoming unicellular once again. It is now fully aquatic, growing in the tidepools and wet sands on beaches, and the water of rivers and the sea. They float throughout the water, being found on the surface, or deep underwater. To reproduce, they detach an "arm", which grows into a new gildling.

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)