Raincatching Sune

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Raincatching Sune
(Melanofontana birdbathicus)
Main image of Raincatching Sune
Species is extinct.
21/?, unknown cause
Information
CreatorMaineiac Other
Week/Generation19/126
HabitatKrakow Temperate Rainforest , Flisch-Krakow Tropical Rainforest, Flisch Temperate Rainforest
Size2.2 m Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, Airborne Cylindrical Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Melanophyta
Melanoanthae
Aurantilabiopsida
Melanoheliales
Melanofontanaceae
Melanofontana
Melanofontana birdbathicus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The raincatching sune replaced its ancestor and mover into the tropics. It hasn't moved into the woodlands due to not enough rain. Due to there being no trees in the tropical rainforest it quickly took up the empty niche of trees. It has become specifically adapted to its environment in many ways. For instance, its original leaves have morphed into bowl-shaped 'leaf' that collects rainwater excessively. These 'birdbaths' can provide animals to nest atop of them, swim in them, and many other things. Its spore sack now has the ability to close its opening when it rains, so that its spore material doesn't get wet. So that it could still photosynthesize properly, it has developed black leaves that hang below the branches of the raincatching sune. Its roots now appear like a mangrove's roots, so that it survives when the floods come.

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)
  • Pitchbloom (order Melanoheliales)
  • Phoenix Tubes (class Aurantilabiopsida)