Purioister

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Purioister
(Rotoflabellicaris whirlymimus)
Main image of Purioister
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJlind11 Other
Week/Generation25/158
HabitatLadyM Ocean (Midnight Zone), LadyM Ocean (Abyss Zone)
Size15 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietDetritivore, Scavenger, Planktivore
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Spore Capsules
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Suborder
Family
Subfamily
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Pansegmentocaudazoa
Segmentocaudazoa
Anipeda
Nariremuliformes
Eunariremuliformes
Flabellatoridae
Flabellatorinae
Rotoflabellicaris
Rotoflabellicaris whirlymimus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The purioister split from its ancestor, residing in the deeper levels of the LadyM Ocean. Its locomotion has changed: it uses its fan-arms like propellers, spinning slowly downwards. Once it has fallen about 1 m, it uses its paddle-like lower limbs to move upwards, using this time to feed on what has been caught in its fans. Other than this change, it is the same as its ancestor.