Alloplortatus marcops

Extinct (April 19th, 2020): Outcompeted by P. manguca

Alloplortatus marcops
Creator	Tboneboss9
Information
Status	Extinct
Zones	H
Roles	Producer
Classification
Genus	Alloplortatus
Species	Alloplortatus marcops
Evolution
Date	December 25th, 2018
Ancestor	Plortatus forensus
Descendants	Alloplortatus desertus

Populations of Plortatus forensus growing around the swamps of Zone H began adapting to the new environment as spatial competition increased. They speciated and became Alloplortatus marcops.

The roots of A. marcops are shallow to facilitate gas exchange while the trunk is hypertrophic to provide greater stability. It retains its long drooping leaves that grow from the top of the trunk, it typically grows more leaves on average to facilitate greater gas intake. Herbaceous vines that will grow on any nearby polyphs produce small green flowers just before the rainy season with seeds being produced at the beginning of the rainy season.

The seeds are larger than P. forensus’ seeds because they need to grow faster in order to survive changing water levels. The polyph grows rapidly in the first two months using the nutrients from the seed reaching 15cm. The polyps will grow 60cm on average each year up to a maximum height of around 3m. They will begin producing vines and flowers once they reach 1.8m. The reduction in height from the ancestor is due to the polyphs reduced oxygen intake from the hypoxic soils of Zone H.