Virulus phagocarnosaeclum

Virulus phagocarnosaeclum
Creator	Vexation
Information
Status	Extant
Zones	3, 9
Roles	Predator
Classification
Genus	Virulus
Species	Virulus phagocarnosaeclum
Evolution
Date	May 28th, 2019
Ancestor	Virulus phageosaccus
Descendants	Virulus phagohemolaimus

Derived from: Virulus phageosaccus
Zone: 9
Size 2.5 micrometers

When some donira defecated in the waters of zone 9, phageosaccus went with it. It eventually was inhaled by some filter feeding flotensis. Because of the widespreadness of carnosaeclum in flotensis the one phageosaccus was inhaled in had it. To “eat” carnosaeclum like they do saccharovorum, phageosaccus adapted. This is what caused them to turn into phagocarnosaeclum.

Looks: It is slightly larger than phageosaccus because it has a thicker cell wall to deal with the larger amount of acid that carnosaeclum excretes. Its pilli inject the same way as phageosaccus do, but they are much larger (1.5 micrometers) to get past the longer pilli of carnosaeclum and inject their antibiotic. In convergent evolution their flagella now have small protrusions to help them latch onto the organ lining to get close to carnosaeclum and kill them to eat them.

Eating: They eat the exact same way as phageosaccus by killing them with their antibiotic and then swimming through the liquefied remains of carnosaeclum. The process is a bit different. When they find some prey they attach to the organ membrane near them with their flagella. Then they make contact and kill their prey. They continue hanging on the wall and "wave" through the liquefied remains, thus completing a meal. Their pores that let the liquefied remains in now can close to prevent salt water from coming in when they are in the water. Their thick cell wall protects them while the pores are closed.

Reproduction: They still reproduce every 20 minutes. Although their \“maturation\” time (which was once 1 ½ hours) is now only 45 minutes. They reproduce quicker because the food is more available than it once was (they don't have to swim through soup to find their prey, and there are more of them now). They can now spread to fetus’s and/or eggs for new hosts. If carnosaeclum ends up not being there, they die. They also still spread through other creatures eating/inhaling excrement. Because phagocarnosaeclum can eat carnosaeclum with such efficiency and reproduce to keep up with them, carnosaeclum cannot now kill their host. At the most they will be a little weak, but not near death. Everything else not listed is the same.

Defense: although there is not listed predator at the moment, if there was, the antibiotic in the pilli would be its main defense