Aquaplortatus considerecomaii

Aquaplortatus considerecomaii
Creator	OviraptorFan
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	10
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Aquaplortatus
Species	Aquaplortatus considerecomaii
Evolution
Date	October 16th, 2021
Ancestor	Aquaplortatus invictus
Descendants	No results

There is an ecological vacuum in zone 10 after the sea became salty causing many species to disappear. A population of Aquaplortatus invictus got washed into the zone from zone 1. Their ecological role of multicellular polyphs in the sea bed of shallow waters was completely unfilled. This would lead to interspecific competition becoming a prominent issue as available space became occupied. This resulted in speciation.

2 meters tall

Aquaplortatus considerecomaii has a bark-like base where several elongated leaves grow. To get better access to sunlight, the leaves of A. considerecomaii have considerably increased in length. The wide root systems help provide a stable base in the substrate while connecting to the roots of other individuals to absorb nutrients.

A. considerecomaii handles living in salt water by storing excess salt and then secreting it routinely and prevents salt uptake from the roots with a filtering membrane. The leaves of this species retain their dark pigments from their sapling stage, although they shift from a complete black to a dark green.

The roots of A. considerecomaii have become larger and more extensive with the roots of a single individual being 86 centimeters across and 43 centimeters long, to increase surface area for absorbing nutrients. Much like A. dottus, this polyph will atrophy the connection between broken leaves so those leaves can regenerate fresh. A. considerecomaii can breed either sexually or asexually. If they are in an unoccupied part of the seabed, they reproduce asexually by having new individuals sprout from the root systems. In a crowded area they reproduce sexual, growing small inornate green flowers just below the leaves and currents to carry the pollen. When pollinated, they will each form one seed that will be dropped in the substrate to grow a new polyph. The seed releases a chemical signal to other A. considerecomaii to attach their roots to the growing sapling and provide it extra nutrients.