Twinkiiros

Twinkiiros
(Rhizokiirus spp.)



Information
Creator	Hydromancerx ^Other
Week/Generation	23/149
Habitat	Global (Sagan 4)
Size	1 cm to 10 cm Tall
Primary Mobility	Sessile
Support	Unknown
Diet	Photosynthesis
Respiration	Passive Diffusion
Thermoregulation	Ectotherm
Reproduction	Asexual, Budding
Taxonomy
Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species	Eukaryota Croceophyta Kiirophyta Kiirophytopsida Rhizokiirales Rhizokiiraceae Rhizokiirus Rhizokiirus spp.

Ancestor:	Descendants:
Twinkiiro	Puzpootza Twinkiiro Twinkgreeus

The twinkiiros genus group replaced its ancestors, the twinkiiro, pioneer twinkiiro, pioneer trunkiiro, pioneer twinkoheart, pioneer twinkolemon, pioneer twinkorn, pioneer twinkoshroom, pioneer twinkiirobranch and thorny twinkiiro. They are quite similar to their relatives the twinkorals, however they mostly branch off from the trunk rather than the yellow photosynthetic part. Unlike their other relatives the gelatins, they are anchored to the ground rather than free floating.

They live mostly in shallow waters in freshwater and saltwater, and they can survive without water during low tide in the riparian zone and beaches. They are anchored to the soil via a screw-like root which works in symbiosis with the nitrocycle microbes; thus allowing them to spread to barren coastlines and rivers before other flora. Like their ancestor they reproduce via asexual budding and convert violet light into energy with their yellow chloroplasts. They are an important part of many aquatic ecosystems on Sagan 4.