Table Cushion
| Table Cushion | ||
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| (Culcitaflora mensa) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | Bufforpington Other | |
| Week/Generation | 26/162 | |
| Habitat | Maineiac Water Table | |
| Size | 8 cm Tall | |
| Primary Mobility | Unknown | |
| Support | Unknown | |
| Diet | Detritivore, Filter-Feeder, Consumer (Microbial mats of genus group lithotrophs) | |
| Respiration | Passive (Stomata) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Asexual: Fast Asexual Budding, Very Resilient spores | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta (info) Spherophyta (info) Euspherophyta Calciglobales Calciglobaceae Culcitaflora Culcitaflora mensa | |
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The table cushion evolved from a population of floating stickyballs that settled on the walls and floor of Maineiac Water Table and took root much like its distant ancestor: the limestone ball. They usually form large colonies that grow to be many meters wide, feeding on the massive microbial mats that frequent the walls of the water table. Once the mats are depleted, the table cushion will resort to filter feeding. However, when the population density grows too high for the table cushion to properly filter-feed, a die-off will occur, leaving new spaces for the microbial mats to occupy. This gives Maineiac Water Table's walls and ceiling an uneven, patchy appearance, with some areas being occupied by table cushion colonies and others being occupied by microbial mats.