Sulfamoeba

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Sulfamoeba
(Lithoamoeba sulfurus)
Main image of Sulfamoeba
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation19/129
HabitatHydro Water Table
SizeMicroscopic
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietLithotroph (Sulphur)
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationUnknown
ReproductionBinary Fission
Taxonomy
Domain
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Lithoamoeba
Lithoamoeba sulfurus
Ancestor:Descendants:

The sulfamoeba split from its ancestor the lithoamoeba. It has specialized in metabolizing the underground sulfur in the volcanic region of Hydro. Like its ancestor they can convert inorganic materials into energy. They use pseudopods to gather up sulfur. They reproduce via binary fission.