Snotflora

Snotflora
(Mucusphyta spp.)
Information
Creator	Hydromancerx Other
Week/Generation	23/148
Habitat	Global (Sagan 4)
Size	1 cm to 10 cm Wide
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Detritivore, Photosynthesis
Respiration	Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Asexual Budding, Very Resistant Spores
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta (info) Spherophyta (info) Euspherophyta Collospherales Mucusphytaceae Mucusphyta Mucusphyta spp.

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Azulglobe	Sheet Snotflora

The snotflora genus group replaced its ancestors, the azulglobe and rhodixglobe. Similar to other hydroglobes, they are a spherical purple flora which produces a slimy outer coating. This helps capture organic particles in the water. They come in 3 main sub-groups; deep ocean, surface, and toxic.

The deep ocean have lost all the pigments and survive on the organic "snow" that falls down from the ocean surface. The surface type live within the sunlight zone and have an indigo-like coloration. They are the only ones which both photosynthesize and are detritivores. The toxic group have bright colors of mostly red, yellow, and black to ward off herbivores. Some even go so far to stun small prey and absorb the organic material after it rots.

Due to their limited diet, they reproduce slower than most hydroglobes. They also live only in water because their slimy outer coating would dry out on land. However, there are some freshwater species (mainly surface and toxic types). They also can live in both tropical and polar climates. Those in the polar climates have developed natural anti-freeze to prevents ice crystal forming.

Integrated Species

• azulglobe

• rhodixglobe