Skinnestundak

Skinnestundak
(Crusnex subluceo)
21/?, unknown cause
Information
Creator	Jeluki Other
Week/Generation	20/130
Habitat	Chum Tropical Bay, Elerd Temperate Coast, Soma Tropical Sea, Darkov Temperate Coast
Size	Microscopic
Primary Mobility	Sessile
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis, Endoparasite
Respiration	Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Asexual, Spores in an Ascus
Taxonomy
Domain Superkingdom Kingdom Genus Species	Eukaryota Viridisagania Microdendrontia Crusnex Crusnex subluceo

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Flash Bud

The skinnestundak split from its ancestor and has changed it reproductive system dramatically. Instead of budding in the traditional dense, an adult skinnestundak will start to grow spores in an ascus. When an animal comes near the adult skinnestundak, it will sense the electrical pulses of the animal and in response it will release the spores, which will then hopefully infect the said animal. The spores then slowly grow into small flagellate eukaryotes with a pseudopod mouths. These young skinnestundaks will then slowly eat away at the animal from the inside out. After a while, when the animal is reduced to nothing but a pile of organic matter, the young skinnestundak will sense the reduction of nutrients and thus enter its adult phase. The young skinnestundaks pseudopod mouth will attach to the dead animal and become roots. Its flagellum will become bloated, and home to its nucleus and essential organelles. It will start photosynthesizing, and at the same time will emit a soft glow. Unlike its ancestor, the glow is meant to attract animals rather than repel. It can only enter the adult phase while in the water, so although migrating phlyers will commonly get infected and die, this does not help the continuation of the skinnestundak.

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