Ocean Tristage

Ocean Tristage
(Tervita merno)
Information
Creator	Clarke Other
Week/Generation	21/137
Habitat	Slarti River
Size	6 cm Wide
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Filter-Feeder (Kyanos, Colony Salmundus, Sun Swarmer, Byoukiri, Oceanvar, Jujubee Carboneater, Marine Basilliphyta, Swift Padler, Ocean Sailcell, Ocean Yanprobi, Oceanchaos, Floating Pea, Hardened Flash Cell, Luminuseven, Chlorocytus, Saganchaos, Megaorthoceros Segnoneustes, Cilioboro, Phamtophotus, Spherischla), Detritivore
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Sexual (One Gender), Eggs
Taxonomy
Domain Genus Species	Eukaryota Tervita Tervita merno

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Tristage Trisphourus	Swamp Douostage Roj Monostage Dirteater

The ocean tristage split from its ancestor, the tristage trisphourus. When the Yokto River got covered in the glacier, the trisphouruses managed to stay alive by breeding in small pools of water in Drake Temperate Rainforest and later, cryobowls. Some, however, found Slarti River. The river population split off from the land population, and were so successful they spread outward into Slarti Salt Lake, and eventually Jujubee Ocean. In their first stage, they are free swimming and swim around and consume smaller cells. Once they reach a large enough size, the cell rapidly splits into its second stage, which floats on the surface of the water, filter feeding cells with its tentacles. It has evolved microscopic fibers on its tentacles, which help it filter-feed and sense the movement of water around it, which helps it locate its mate. In the third stage, it filter-feeds and gathers oxygen by pumping water like its ancestor, but now it also uses it as a jet, propelling it randomly through the water, which helps it move to fresh water and keeping it off the ground.