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|name = Thornmound
|name = Thornmound
|week = 24
|week = 24
|generation = 152
|generation = 151
|creator = Jlind11
|creator = Jlind11
|image = Thornmound.png
|image = Thornmound.png
|extant =
|ancestor = Thornshell
|ancestor = Thornshell
|size = 30 cm Wide
|size = 30 cm Wide
|habitat = Wind Polar Beach
|habitat = Wind Polar Beach, Colddigger Polar Beach, Irinya Salt Marsh, Bone Salt Marsh, Blocks Salt Marsh, Darwin Desert
|habitat2 = Colddigger Polar Beach
|habitat3 = Irinya Salt Marsh
|habitat4 = Bone Salt Marsh
|habitat5 = Blocks Salt Marsh
|habitat6 = Darwin Desert
|diet = Photosynthesis
|diet = Photosynthesis
|thermoregulation=Ectotherm
|reproduction= Hermaphrodite, Airborne Spores
|reproduction= Hermaphrodite, Airborne Spores
|domain =
|parent = Pigerstellaceae
|kingdom =
|genus = Acervitesta
|phylum =
|species = superficies
|class =
|order =
|family =
|genus = Spinophyta
|species = superficies/i]
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The thornmound replaced its ancestor on the southern Darwin beaches. They now grow their shells in a stack of lumps, which increases surface area for photosynthesizing. They have spread to all the southern edge of Darwin, as their black pigment endangers them with overheating.
The '''thornmound''' replaced its ancestor on the southern Darwin beaches. They now grow their shells in a stack of lumps, which increases surface area for photosynthesizing. They have spread to all the southern edge of Darwin, as their black pigment endangers them with overheating.


Individuals live for 6 years. For the first year of their life, they live a plankton-like existence, transiting between the beach surf (where they swim life jellyfish) and sand (where they crawl like starfish). Afterwards they become terrestrial, crawling about on higher ground for the next year. When this period of movement ends and a suitable position is located (i.e. one where they do not move for 1 day), they secure their ground with root-like extrusions and remain sedentary, taking this time to grow their mounds. Individuals release spores in the 3rd and 6th years
Individuals live for 6 years. For the first year of their life, they live a plankton-like existence, transiting between the beach surf (where they swim life jellyfish) and sand (where they crawl like starfish). Afterwards they become terrestrial, crawling about on higher ground for the next year. When this period of movement ends and a suitable position is located (i.e. one where they do not move for 1 day), they secure their ground with root-like extrusions and remain sedentary, taking this time to grow their mounds. Individuals release spores in the 3rd and 6th years

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Thornmound
(Acervitesta superficies)
Main image of Thornmound
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorJlind11 Other
Week/Generation24/151
HabitatWind Polar Beach, Colddigger Polar Beach, Irinya Salt Marsh, Bone Salt Marsh, Blocks Salt Marsh, Darwin Desert
Size30 cm Wide
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationUnknown
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionHermaphrodite, Airborne Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Suborder
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Asterachaota
Asterophyta
Asteropsida
Asteriales
Psammoasterineae
Pigerstellaceae
Acervitesta
Acervitesta superficies
Ancestor:Descendants:

The thornmound replaced its ancestor on the southern Darwin beaches. They now grow their shells in a stack of lumps, which increases surface area for photosynthesizing. They have spread to all the southern edge of Darwin, as their black pigment endangers them with overheating.

Individuals live for 6 years. For the first year of their life, they live a plankton-like existence, transiting between the beach surf (where they swim life jellyfish) and sand (where they crawl like starfish). Afterwards they become terrestrial, crawling about on higher ground for the next year. When this period of movement ends and a suitable position is located (i.e. one where they do not move for 1 day), they secure their ground with root-like extrusions and remain sedentary, taking this time to grow their mounds. Individuals release spores in the 3rd and 6th years