Whorl

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Whorl
(Rotoradia pinni)
Main image of Whorl
Species is extant.
Information
CreatorHydromancerx Other
Week/Generation15/103
HabitatLadyM Ocean (Sea Floor), LadyM Ocean (Abyss Zone), LadyM Ocean (Twilight Zone), LadyM Ocean (Sunlight Zone)
Size1 cm Long
Primary MobilityUnknown
SupportUnknown
DietFilter-Feeder
RespirationSemi-Active (Ram Gills)
ThermoregulationEctotherm
ReproductionAsexual Spores
Taxonomy
Domain
Superkingdom
Kingdom
Subkingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Eukaryota
Viridisagania
Mancerxa
Siphonozoa
Rotoradiazoa (info)
Nematobrachia
Rotoradiata
Rotoradiatidae
Rotoradia
Rotoradia pinni
Ancestor:Descendants:

The whorl replaced its ancestor, the grasperfish. It drags its 4 arms behind it. On each arm there are 2 feathery tentacles which each have hundreds of tiny stinging cells. These cells trap prey within them then absorb them within the feathery tentacles to eat. They breathe by taking in water in a hole in the front of the creature, which then is expelled via smaller pores near the tail. The large flagellum-like take wiggles in a corkscrew movement which causes it to swim in an ever turning corkscrew motion. It has no eyes or other senses and just swims around at random collecting food in its "nets". Each arm also has spiky hairs on it which also sting but do not absorb food like the tentacles.