Scorpioraker

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Scorpioraker
(Drepanopygophorus latos)
Main image of Scorpioraker
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJlind11 Other
Week/Generation23/146
HabitatArctic Polar Sea, Raq Temperate Bay
Size6 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportExoskeleton (Chitin, Aragonite)
DietDetritivore, Scavenger, Filter-Feeder (Amoebavar)
RespirationSemi-Active (Internal Gills)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionHermaphrodite, Sexual Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Subclass
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Ciliognathiozoa
Siphonoverma (info)
Placohelminthes
Sagittae
Chelatisagittae
Loricatiscorpidae
Drepanopygophorus
Drepanopygophorus latos
Ancestor:Descendants:

The scorpioraker replaced its ancestor. It has also moved into the Raq Temperate Bay.

It has monopolized on its detritivore lifestyle. The segments of their head have fused together and the feeding mouth parts have grown longer and moved up a little; in fact the whole front end has gotten wider in order to accommodate more food intake. While it still is a detritivore/scavenger, it won't shy away from gobbling up the odd amoebavar colony or two while it slowly sifts through the sand.

However the more striking feature they have is their spike tail. The joints have evolved into a more efficient stabbing tail, which it extends with great speed to stab attackers; like its ancestor it will quickly bury its body in the soil before striking. Other than these adaptations, its the same as its ancestor.