Gigantocytus armamentus

Gigantocytus armamentus
Creator	HorrortheTerror
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	4
Roles	Decomposer
Classification
Genus	Gigantocytus
Species	Gigantocytus armamentus
Evolution
Date	February 3rd, 2019
Ancestor	Gigantocytus rhizoma
Descendants	Gigantocytus thiccensis Iadwesf

Due to the explosion in Fungera fuscimalus, the members of G. rhizoma that were left without an A. networkus, since they could pump the enzymes out /spread out to avoid fuscimalus, we’re stranded in unfavorable locations such as barren rocks devoid of decomposing organic matter. A population of these started to feed on drifting matter and they evolved into G. armamentus.

A zoospore/zoospore group of this species will start out trying to find a area, that F. fuscimalus can’t survive in, to inhabit where it/they will then being to feed on drifting matter using their ungrounded mycelia. Once they’ve consumed enough, they will being to produce zoospores. This specie have exploited the non-reproductive zoospores of their ancestor species. The zoospores can communicate to each other and with the zoospores of other individuals through the use of messenger proteins. They can travel a good distance from their parent fungus to find the nearest dead organic matter and mine it with enzymes. They will then travel back to their parent fungus to give the mined nutrients. They can also travel to other colonies to exchange nutrients from them. A colony can use this to communicate with other colonies during dire times.

This species will occasionally/during dire times, produce reproductive zoospores. These zoospores can either join the parent colony or, if the current colony’s location is unfavorable, seek another uninhabited place.