Pick Gilltail
| Pick Gilltail | ||
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| (Daohuxuyu jade) | ||
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| 20/134, Symbioship Plague | ||
| Information | ||
| Creator | Hydromancerx Other | |
| Week/Generation | 18/118 | |
| Habitat | Yokto Coast, Somarinoa Coast, Huggs Coast | |
| Size | 30 cm Long | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Herbivore (Poison Crystal Shrub, Crystal Seaweed, Prong Crystal, Ur-Corkskrew Crystal, Obelisk Crystal, Wave Crystal) | |
| Respiration | Semi-Active (Ram Gill) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Sexual, Two Sexes, Eggs into Sand | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Binucleozoa Symbiovermes (info) Pterigiophora (info) Caudabranchia (info) Branchiouriformes Daohuxuyuidae Daohuxuyu Daohuxuyu jade | |
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The pick gilltail split from its ancestor, the crystal gilltail. Through convergent evolution developed a pick beak similar to the mining beakworm. Like its relative it too will break apart the crystal flora to get to soft red innards. Meanwhile its ancestor the crystal gilltail eats the green outside. Thus they do not directly compete with each other and thus can work together then feeding. This strong combination allowed for them to cause the extinction of the mining beakworm and sickle hookworm.
Its success is its gills which allow it to absorb more oxygen then the other beakworms. This keeps it active longer and able to escape predators faster. They also were green in color which helped camouflage them around the green crystal flora. Pick gilltails lay their eggs in the sand which hides them more successfully than just straight in the water. Even their stronger parrot-like beak has allowed them to bite off the hard outsides from crystal flora. They also are immune to the poisonous green crystal flora lines.
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