Sailyp

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Sailyp
(Sphairapoa protos)
Main image of Sailyp
Species is extinct.
19/125, sinking of Huggs Island
Information
CreatorGiant Blue Anteater Other
Week/Generation16/106
HabitatHuggs Island
Size4 cm Tall
Primary MobilitySessile
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual, very resistant spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Division
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Phoenoplastida
Phoenophyta (info)
Spherophyta (info)
Euspherophyta
Collospherales
Spheropoaceae
Sphairapoa
Sphairapoa protos
Ancestor:Descendants:

The sailyp has split from the stickyballs in Huggs Island. Over many generations, they developed a sail-like structure that aids in photosynthesis. It also developed a skeleton similar to that of polyps, and it roots them into the ground. A small appendage sucks nutrients out of a soil. It no longer sticks to stuff,.

The sailyp no longer buds to reproduce, so it now reproduces entirely by spores. It fills the ecological niche of grass on the Huggs Island.

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)
  • Snotflora (order Collospherales)
  • Terrestrial Cloudbubble (class Euspherophyta)