Upbion
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| Upbion | ||
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| (Teuthopropagnum amplexabratus) | ||
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| Information | ||
| Creator | OviraptorFan Other | |
| Week/Generation | 27/167 | |
| Habitat | Lamarck Subtropical Rainforest, Lamarck Temperate Rainforest, Lamarck Temperate Woodland, Maineiac Temperate Woodland, Maineiac Bush | |
| Size | 25 centimeters across | |
| Primary Mobility | Sessile | |
| Support | Cell Wall (Cellulose) | |
| Diet | Photosynthesis | |
| Respiration | Passive (Stomata) | |
| Thermoregulation | Ectotherm | |
| Reproduction | Asexual, Budding Prongs, Spores | |
| Taxonomy | ||
| Domain Kingdom Subkingdom Division Class Order Family Genus Species | Eukaryota Phoenoplastida Phoenophyta (info) Spherophyta (info) Glycismopsida Dendropropagnales Teuthopropagnaceae Teuthopropagnum Teuthopropagnum amplexabratus | |
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Having split off from a population of octovinbions, the upbion has taken advantage of the many large species of trees they share the continent of Lamarck with, especially the many kinds of treebions such as the tetrabrachs.
In many ways, the species is quite identical to their ancestors in many respects, such as each of their eight stems growing outwards from a small bulb, which each stem in turn having two rows of conical leaves. While the stems are capable of some basic photosynthetic functions, it's the rows of conical leaves where the upbion gains the majority of its energy from. These do serve the octovibions very well, but this does not exactly work as well when they get overshadowed by larger flora. To deal with this, the ancestors of the upbion began to grow upon those larger flora. The most important change was the root systems becoming much more extensive, boring into the trunks of large trees to maintain a firm hold. The upbion has also shrunk down in overall size so it's not as heavy which would increase its chances of falling out of its trunk. These adaptations allow the upbion to grow upon large flora, giving the upbion better photosynthetic performance due to not growing on the often shadowy forest floor.
The reproductive capabilities of the upbion are hardly changed from that seen in their ancestor, reproducing either through budding or by spores. The spores still form from the tips of each conical leaf, being carried by the wind until they land on a different tree. From there, an upbion can bud new individuals through the tips of their stems, which allows one upbion to become a whole colony growing all over the tree they had landed upon.