Silicamoeba

Silicamoeba
(Silicamoeba proteus)
23/148, Integrated into Chemeba
Information
Creator	Mnidjm Other
Week/Generation	21/135
Habitat	Jujubee Ocean (Twilight Floor), Jujubee Ocean (Abyss Floor), Arctic Polar Sea, Raq Temperate Bay, Colddigger Polar Bay, Darkov Temperate Coast, Elerd Temperate Coast, Oz Temperate Coast, Wolfgang Temperate Coast, Bumpy Polar Coast, Nergali Polar Coast, Chum Salt Lake, Slarti Salt Lake, Ovi Salt Lake, Chum Salt Marsh, Slarti Salt Marsh, Ovi Salt Marsh
Size	Microscopic
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Chemovore (Silica)
Respiration	Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Mitosis
Taxonomy
Domain Class Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Lithoamoebia Lithoamoebales Lithoamoebaceae Silicamoeba Silicamoeba proteus

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Lithoamoeba	Otter Ferramoeba Sulfidamoeba Amoebavar Chemeba

The silicamoeba split from its ancestor, the lithoamoeba. It has specialized in metabolizing the sands in the waters of Jujubee. Like its ancestor, it can convert inorganic materials into energy. They use pseudopods to gather up the sand. They reproduce via mitosis.

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)

Chemeba (family Lithoamoebaceae)

Duff Dinner (order Lithoamoebales)