Symbiofortress Rustballs

Symbiofortress Rustballs
(Erythrocollospherus symbiofortress)
20/134, Symbioship Plague
Information
Creator	Nergali Other
Week/Generation	20/133
Habitat	Clayren Tropical Beach, Wolfgang Tropical Beach, Oz Temperate Beach, Raq Temperate Beach, Jlindy Tropical Beach, Ninth Tropical Beach
Size	1.5 cm Wide
Primary Mobility	Unknown
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis, Lithovore (Iron Oxide)
Respiration	Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Super fast asexual budding, very resistant spores
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Subfamily Genus Species	Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta (info) Spherophyta (info) Euspherophyta Collospherales Collospheraceae Collospheroideae Erythrocollospherus Erythrocollospherus symbiofortress

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Rustballs

The symbiofortress rustballs split from their ancestors and took to life with the symbiofortress. It grows around the edges of each symbiofortress diamiboard, and will absorb iron oxide from within the sand should it be plentiful. They use this iron oxide to strengthen their internal structures and prevent water loss. In areas with little to no iron oxide in the sand, the symbiofortress rustballs have a pinkish coloration and rely primarily on photosynthesis.

The rustballs store excess nutrients and such, created from photosynthesis, and supply them to the diamiboard which in turn supplies them with excess water. Both species benefit from the relationship, especially since the symbiofortress rustballs can provide secure areas where symbiofortress diamiboard spores can grow.

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)

Hengende (order Collospherales)

Cloudgrass (class Euspherophyta)