Scuttler

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Scuttler
(Scuttleresta micro)
Main image of Scuttler
Species is extinct.
24/153, Integrated into Scuttlers
Information
CreatorNergali Other
Week/Generation23/149
HabitatBlitz Polar Coast, Anguan Temperate Coast, Arctic Polar Sea, Raq Temperate Bay, Wolfgang Temperate Coast, Oz Temperate Coast, Nergali Polar Coast
Size2 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis, Detritivore, Scavenger
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSexual, Spawning, Two Sexes
Taxonomy
Domain
Superkingdom
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Viridisagania
Mancerxa
Phytozoa (info)
Phylloichthyia (info)
Cycloptifabae
Scuttlerestiformes
Scuttlerestidae
Scuttleresta
Scuttleresta micro
Ancestor:Descendants:

Splitting from its ancestor, the scuttler has lost its ability to swim in exchange for walking. Its tentacles have developed similar joints as its fins, giving it a total of six flexible limbs that are protected by a thing exoskeleton-like covering. Breeding fast and producing large numbers of young, the scuttlers have come to be a common sight wherever they live, swarming over and under every available surface. While they will typically subsist themselves on detritus, they will also go after carcasses of dead organisms.

Starting life in the plankton, larval scuttlers, which resemble miniature jointed swarmers, are able to weakly swim for a few weeks before eventually settling down on the sea floor. They will quickly take on their adult form and then reach sexual maturity within a month. They breed several times a year, producing thick clouds of young that will quickly rejoin the plankton. The scuttlers can live to be two years old.

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)
  • Caraput (genus Scuttleresta)
  • Trunkbeards (family Scuttlerestidae)
  • Seamaw (order Scuttlerestiformes)
  • Eggorger Swarmer (class Cycloptifabae)