Phagdry gelum

Phagdry gelum
Creator	Sneal
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	11
Roles	Decomposer
Classification
Genus	Phagdry
Species	Phagdry gelum
Evolution
Date	June 29th, 2019
Ancestor	Fungera primus
Descendants	No results

Zone 3 is an... interesting zone. Despite having similar life throughout it, it has very varying temperatures, with the southernmost end touching the equator and the northernmost end being bordered by three of the coldest locations. Fungera primus, while being able to survive the cold temperatures, didn't necessarily thrive in them, as they grew slower than in warmer temperatures.

Before Fungera gelum, Zone 11 previously only consisted of Tenebripsalus ebonae. With a lack of predators, clouds were of massive size, and the seafloor was covered with piles of the stuff. This gave a massive food source and absolutely no decomposing competitors, which allowed Fungera primus to scrape by with its much slower speed. As they survived, some randomly gained different enzymes, with some of those enzymes being much better suited for the cold temperatures. Others that were suited for warmer temperatures, however, were eventually lost in favor of enzymes with similar function.

Otherwise, they are very similar to their ancestors. They start as a zoospore with flagella until moving into a suitable location and form hyphae. These turn into long networks of mycellium that decompose flesh on the seafloor. They are the same size, being between 5-10 μm and a mycelium network being ~half a centimeter in radius.