Volvoglobe

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Volvoglobe
(Maculaspherus volvosa)
Main image of Volvoglobe
Species is extinct.
23/148, Integrated into Marbleflora
Information
CreatorNergali Other
Week/Generation21/138
HabitatXeno Polar Beach, Xeno Tundra Island
Size6 cm Wide
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietPhotosynthesis
RespirationPassive (Stomata)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionSuper 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
Maculaspherus
Maculaspherus volvosa
Ancestor:Descendants:

Splitting from their ancestor, the volvoglobe has developed a unique reproductive strategy. Once it reaches its full size, numerous smaller volvoglobes develop all over its body. It dies at this point, after which the wind will blow it along the ground, during which the next generation of volvoglobes will fall off and "take root", eventually growing up and repeating the process. This reproductive strategy has allowed them to spread throughout Xeno Tundra Island.

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)
  • Hemoglobe (order Collospherales)
  • Cloudbubble (class Euspherophyta)