Floating Seashroom

Floating Seashroom
Creator	D̜͙̟͉ìn̨̹o̬̗C̼̮̣͡óaͅt͜
Information
Status	Extant
Common Name(s)	Floating Seashroom
Zones	4, 10, 14
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Otiosubulbus
Species	Otiosubulbus aecorus
Evolution
Date	April 1st, 2020
Ancestor	Smallstem Floating Bayshroom
Descendants	No results

This descendant of the Smallstem Floating Bayshroom (Bulbus minutruncus) is more tolerant of saltwater as the bay it is native to is becoming saltier. It does this by retaining more salt within its cells, which allows it to balance its water levels and survive in the oceans. This helps with retaining the proper amount of water through osmosis in this oceanic environment, but it cannot thrive well in freshwater because of this.

The Floating Seashroom (Bulbus aecorus) floats on the water's surface, using the bulb to photosynthesize sunlight. It appears nearly identical to the Smallstem Floating Bayshroom, but its stem has shortened over time to three centimeters (3 cm) tall instead of seven (7 cm), as reaching up for sunlight is not a worry, as the bulb, which photosynthesizes, floats at the surface. The stem does not help it grow over other polyphs at the top floats at the surface, so it is not as important. The shortness of the stem also compensates for energy requirements, as being an osmoconformer takes more energy to transport ions to ensure that they aree usable. The bulb is still twenty-five centimeters (25 cm) in diameter, and spreads mainly outwards to catch sunlight.

Floating Seashrooms grow in two-and-a-half weeks (2.5 wks) and grow seeds on their tendrils upon reaching full size. Those seeds loosen over time and drop to the ocean floor. Those that are viable will grow into new polyphs, and will be brought up by currents to float at the surface, bulb first.