Octal Algae

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Octal Algae
(Leucomelanus octavia)
Main image of Octal Algae
Species is extinct.
20/131, Assimilated into Odo
Information
CreatorYannick Other
Week/Generation13/88
HabitatYokto Coast, Jujubee Open Ocean, North Polar Coast
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilitySessile, Planktonic
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionMitosis
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Melanophyta
Melanophycae (info)
Camophoropsida
Leucomelanales
Leucomelanaceae
Leucomelanus
Leucomelanus octavia
Ancestor:Descendants:

Octal Algae has replaced its ancestor and has spread out. Due to their camoplasts, they could endure warmer zones than their ancestors. They have also combined to gain a bigger surface to photosynthesize. Because the cells can change colours independently, they can make beautiful colours and gain perfect balance between temperature and photosynthesizing. This improvement let the Octal Algae photosynthesize as long as it wants. When the water is cooler, it increases its black surface, while when the water gets warmer, they increase their white. The technique is not yet perfected because the two cells in the Octal Algae can only become two colours, white or black. So it's either fully black, half-white; half-black or fully white; although they only become fully white when the waters are extremely warm.


On the picture, we see several algae in different stages. A fully white octal alga, a fully black octal alga, an octal alga who is becoming fully white, and an octal alga who is split in two colours.

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)