Lyphochus bryodomus
Members of Lattachus multibranchus colonized on Taxonomum sp. due to the large amount of organic materials available in and around them. The colonies adapted to feeding on the polyphs and extracting nutrients from their cells. These colonies led to Lattachus bryodomus.
Lattachus bryodomus is similar to its ancestor in that it forms colonies, passes nutrients between members of the colonies, and reproduces sexually by passing gametes through the colony. L. bryodomus colonizes inside the vegetation of Taxonomum spp. and primarily feeds by releasing enzymes that breakdown nearby cells of its host and absorbing the nutrients released. If the host dies the members of the colony will separate and swim using their flagella attempting to find a new host. If a new host is found the founder will start producing asexually by mitosis to start the new colony.