Silex Praevius

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Silex Praevius
(Silex praevius)
Main image of Silex Praevius
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorDass Other
Week/Generation15/101
HabitatKrakow Water Table
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietChemosynthesis (carbon from limestone)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionMitosis
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Silexiphaga
Silexiphagiota
Silexia
Silexales
Eosilexaceae
Silex
Silex praevius
Ancestor:Descendants:

Silex praevius is a microorganism that lives in the Krawkow Water Table, growing on the rock walls. They have evolved a unique form of nourishing. It uses oxygen in the water to form carbon dioxide. The limestone is partially soluble, especially in acid, Silex pravevius has learned to take advantage of this. It mixes carbon dioxide with water creating carbonic acid wich dissolves the limestone and the Silex pravevius then consumes the carbon. As the limestone is dissolved some of the fragments is used for the Silex praevius' cell wall. Because of this feeding procedure, erosion has greatly formed the Krawkow water table cave walls. It reproduces through mitosis.

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