Recursoslontus phalangus

Recursoslontus phalangus
Creator	CheetoLord02
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	P
Roles	Base-consumer
Classification
Genus	Recursoslontus
Species	Recursoslontus phalangus
Evolution
Date	February 13th, 2019
Ancestor	Recursoslontus mionsens
Descendants	Recursoslontus brevisoma

Descended from S. mionsens, this suboslontus has evolved to live an almost entirely terrestrial life. Feeding on the Coronam envolvarius on the island in zone 4, this species relocated to avoid the constant predation from zone 4’s predators. This happened when some S. mionsens babies didn’t swim back into the water after being born on the pads of T. flotatensis, but rather used their fins to “crawl” onto land. To adapt to a terrestrial lifestyle, they have developed a different bone structure in their fins, with 3 long bones in each front fin, making them more rigid but also much more muscular so they can pull themselves around somewhat efficiently. Further, their back fins have adapted in a similar way, however with only 2 supporting fins per bone instead of 3. They also have resumed full use of their lungs, and they were able to achieve this due to S. mionsens using them when laying eggs on the pads of T. flotatensis. They lay their eggs underneath the leaves of the plants they eat for protection from storms and so they young have something to eat right after hatching. Around 15 eggs are laid per month, and adults can grow to a maximum size of 15cm.