Placviscoslontus guardus
Descended from G. flotensis, this species has appeared within zone 9. This species is similar to its ancestor, with a sticky slime used to carry substrate and plants on its back. However, this species has adapted to live fully underwater instead of living on the surface. To achieve this, they no longer lay their eggs on the shore, but rather on the backs of the males. The species have adapted to mate internally, and once the eggs become fertilized the female will deposit them on the backs of the males. The eggs, usually laid at around half a dozen at a time will be securely stuck to the shell of the male until they hatch. The babies will feed from any plants stuck to the back of the adults, consequently filling their own shells with seeds and soil. Once they reach 2 feet in length they fully separate from their parents. The adults will reach a maximum size of 9 feet long. They swim very slowly, consuming plant matter and F. foliumicroeus. If plants like T. extensiensus grow too long it may impair swimming ability. To help, some Suboslontus angelosis have adapted to live thier lives on the shells of G. guardus, eating the plants to help keep them short enough to not impact the swimming. Populations of S. angelosis won’t exceed 25 per G. guardus, so any extras must find another G. guardus or live in the open ocean like normal. These angelosis will lay their eggs similarly to how G. guardus lays their own eggs. The angelosis favor life on the backs of G. guardus, as they are offered protection via the sheer size of their host deterring any potential predators. This means that the entire populations of 25 may live on the shells of G. guardus without ever seeing a predator. There are other suboslontus species that may take residence on the shells of G. guardus, but angelosis is the most prevalent.