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Mandolin Volleypom(Pumilinatarenux kitharfolium) [dwarf floating nut, scitar leaf]
Creator: Colddigger
Ancestor: Contorted Volleypom
Habitat: Koseman Cloud Rainforest, Koseman Temperate Rainforest, Koseman Highboreal, Vivus Highboreal, Vivus Lowboreal, Central Koseman Lowboreal, East Koseman Lowboreal, Koseman Taiga, Koseman Temperate Woodland
Size: 12 M Tall
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)
Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)
Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores



The Mandolin Volleypom split from its ancestor the [[Contorted Volleypom]] and spread more inland. It can be found scattered near streams and other waterways, forming small loose woodlands. Their aboveground body consists of a central, fairly straight trunk with many well-forked strong branches coming off it.

Their leaves diverge from the typical volleypom long pinnate appearance somewhat. The winter leaf remains similar to their ancestor, though longer, but the summer leaf has changed its growth pattern to only develop tracheal veins and other complex tissue toward the tip of the supportive tracheal vein core. This results in an unappetizing bare stem holding the leaf away from the twigs of the tree and decreasing the density of the canopy. This decrease of leaf density allows greater air flow throughout, preventing surface pathogens and pests from spreading as easily and generally creating a less enticing environment. It also results in shade from the canopy becoming softer on flora on the forest floor. This gentler environment provides adequate light for Mandolin Volleypom sprouts to do well, while also shading out more light demanding floral life.

Megasporangium grow in small clusters and are 15 cm long. Their shape is rather elongate with long entry points for capturing airborne spores. The megasporangiums have air pockets near their back ends, much as in their ancestor’s megasporangiums. This aids the megasporangium in floating if it falls into rivers, creeks, or ponds. However the air pocket is smaller and this ability to float is often less successful due to no longer needing to survive lengths of time in oceanic waters.

Microsporangia are longer in shape than their ancestor's. Where their ancestral structure tended toward 3 cm long these are more typically 6 cm long. They grow in very loose clusters that measure only about 30 cm in size. Otherwise, they look and function similarly to a usual Volleypom microsporangium.

This post has been edited by colddigger: Apr 30 2023, 09:43 PM

Quaking Volleypom (Pseudopinus tremuloides) [Quaking False Pine]
Creator: Colddigger
Ancestor: Contorted Volleypom
Habitat: Koseman Temperate Woodland, Vivus Lowboreal, Vivus Highboreal, Central Koseman Lowboreal, Koseman Highboreal, East Koseman Lowboreal
Size: 15 m Tall
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Tracheal system in leaves, Lenticels and air labyrinth throughout tissue)
Thermoregulation: Heliothermy (Black Pigmentation)
Support: Cellulose, Lignin (Cell Walls)
Reproduction: Sexual, Hard Shelled Megaspores, Airborne Microspores




The Quaking Volleypom split from its ancestor the [[Contorted Volleypom]] to spread more inland. It can be found forming fast-growing dense stands in [[Koseman Temperate Woodland]], [[Vivus Lowboreal]], [[Vivus Highboreal]], [[Central Koseman Lowboreal]], [[Koseman Highboreal]], and [[East Koseman Lowboreal]]. Typically these trees have gnarled knobby thick trunks with thin branches growing off, commonly in clusters. These branches are fast-growing, bendy, easy to snap and easy to replace. The way the branches tend to clump cause the canopy of this tree to be sporadically dense and sparse depending on what section is observed. The summertime leaves are now larger and proportionally broader, with a more established and flexible stem piece that allows it to give way to breezes which results in a less hospitable environment for crawling fauna. As these leaves, black, white, plastic, and bare wave and flutter in wind it gives the tree a shimmering appearance from a distance. Winter leaves have redeveloped the volleypom fishbone structure to a degree, but with a twist to their growth resulting in a more 3-dimensional arrangement compared to the planar form taken by those grown from the twigs of [[Shaggy Volleypom]].

The megasporangia have had some significant changes. They now only carry a small number of megaspores, 1-10 each, with said megaspores being dwarfed by their ancestors being a mere 3-5 millimeters across. The hollow toward the rear of the megasporangium is now a collapsed plate, or scale, and triangler in shape. This structure captures wind, breaking away from the tree when mature and spinning about as it catches air. This mobility can cast the carrying structure over a kilometer from the mother tree on a windy day, though more often they fall much closer. These scales are grown in repeating radial clumps stacked beneath on another along a twig, with layers numbering up to 15. As they mature the rattling action as they knock against one another in the wind aids in their release and dispersal. Microsporangia are fairly similar in appearance, function, and growth habit to their ancestors. The only difference is that they are more elongate and their small clusters grow in a curved form.

This post has been edited by colddigger: Apr 30 2023, 09:50 PM

Obsidiworms (Obsidimimus spp.)
Creator: HethrJarrod
Ancestor: Ivy Thermoworm
Habitat: Wallace
Support: Exoskeleton (Chitin)
Size: 40 cm long
Diet: Herbivore (Adult: Chameleon Obsidishank leaves, Snowflake Obsidioak leaves, Gargantuan Obsiditree leaves, Obsidioak leaves, Lacy-leaf Obsiditree leaves, Shaggy Volleypom Leaves, Larva: Obsidiflora spores), Detritivore, Scavenger
Respiration: Semi-Active (Unidirectional Tracheae)
Thermoregulation: Ectotherm (Dual-color leaves)
Reproduction: Hermaphrodite (Eggs)

Having found its way to Wallace via the Albedophrey, the Ivy Thermoworm quickly spread throughout Wallace, becoming the Obsidiworms. It found a home in the branches of trees like the Snowflake Obsiditree, the Gargantuan Obsiditree, the Obsidioak, the Lacy-leaf Obsiditree, and the Chameleon Obsidishank. Each adapting to their host tree in their own way. Obsidiworms that hide amongst the leaves of the Obsidishank tend to have longer ivy-like leaf-wings, while ones that hide in other Obsidiflora have shorter leaves. There it eats the tree's leaves.

Supplemental Image of Obsidiworm (wings not shown)


It hides among the leaves of Obsidiflora by a trick of biomimicry. One side of the Obsidiworm’s leaf-wings are dark, while the other side is white. This is possible because Obsidiworms no longer have the ability to photosynthesize. When the leaves of Obsidiflora change color, the Obsidiworm changes along with it. This also helps to cool the Obsidiworm.

The rear segment of an Obsidiworm mimics the spore pod of the Obsidiflora. The timing for Obsidiworm reproduction and the spores of the Obsidiflora occur at the same time of year. An Obsidiworm filled with tiny eggs will sit with their rear segment exposed. The Obsidiworms will spray their eggs into the air, and some of the Obsidiflora spores will stick to the eggs, and fall down to the damp leaf litter below. Here, they crawl around eating the leaf litter. When they mature, they eventually crawl up the trunk of the Obsidiflora, and catch the wind with their leaf-wings to get blown to new trees.

Other than this, they are like their ancestor.

This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: May 30 2023, 04:51 AM

Spitfire Weed (Pyrovolitís pakkun)
Ancestor: Tusovinda
Creator: HethrJarrod
Habitat: Barlowe Tropical Rainforest, Barlowe Subtropical Rainforest, Barlowe Temperate Rainforest, Time Subtropical Rainforest Archipelago, Abello Temperate Rainforest Archipelago, Ittiz Temperate Rainforest Archipelago, Lamarck Temperate Rainforest, Lamarck Subtropical Rainforest, Clayren Temperate Rainforest Archipelago, Atmosphere (Troposphere)
Size: 30 cm tall
Support: unknown
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive (Stomata)
Thermoregulation: Ectotherm
Reproduction: Sexual (Seeds, Airborne Spores), Asexual Budding

The spitfire weed split from its ancestor. The spitfire weed is very much like its ancestor, tusovinda, with wide thick leaves with a waxy appearance. Flower poles rise from the center with an appearance of a mouth with a red tongue. Also like its ancestor it pollinates via the wind.

The main difference between spitfire weed and flora like it, is its defensive mechanism. This mechanism originally evolved in its distant ancestor, the polarblades, from glands that produced toxic chemicals, like naringin. Its leaves would slowly exude this toxic substance over time as a wax. The wax is important both for shedding water in its rainforest habitat and deterring herbivores. In the spitfire weed, the flora can eject the contents of these chambers. When disturbed or threatened, the flower poles will eject a noxious mixture of hydrogen peroxide and hydroquinone. When these chemicals mix with peroxidase enzymes that the flower produces, an incredibly exothermic reaction occurs. The heat from the reaction can bring the chemical mixture to the boiling point of water. The hot chemical mixture is ejected out of the flower, typically at a predator, and is usually enough to frighten them away.

The spitfire weed has enough chemicals to spray a predator twenty times, which has a chance of killing their would-be attacker. Spitfire weed is immune to the harmful effects of the chemical because of a unique wax their leaves produce, but it is also detrimental to nearby flora in the area. Because of this, spitfire weed are often found by themselves in a 3ft radius or with other spitfire weeds.

This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: May 30 2023, 02:13 PM

Archipelago Uktank (Arvensizanclus russteini)

Creator: MNIDJM
Ancestor: Plains Uktank (Arvensizanclus campestria)
Habitat: Sparks Tropical Coast, Ramul Subtropical Coast, Russ Subtropical Coast, Ramul Subtropical Mangal, Steiner Tropical Mangal,Steiner Subtropical Mangal, Sparks Tropical Beach, Steiner Tropical Beach Archipelago, Steiner Subtropical Beach Archipelago, Steiner Tropical Rainforest, Steiner Tropical Rainforest Archipelago, Steiner Subtropical Rainforest Archipelago
Size: 50 cm Tall
Support: Internal (Muscular Hydrostats)
Diet: Folivore (Lurtrees, Lurtress, Lurpincer, Sum-Humgrove), Frugivore (Qupe Tree, Fuzzweed), Herbivore (Pioneeroots, Marbleflora, Snotflora)
Respiration: Active (Shell Gills)
Thermoregulation: Ectothermic
Reproduction: Sexual, Two Sexes, Eggs into Water

The '''archipelago uktank''' replaced their ancestor, and have fully adapted to the tropics of the Ramul-Steiner region. They fill a niche identical to their [[Laetiticoncha]] relatives, acting as forest grazers. Their top beaks are act as hocked trunks, which they use to dig flora off the ground and into their mouths. Their hearing is much more improved than that of other [[Uktodrakidae|Drake uktanks]], as they us them to seek out humflora to forage. Like its ancestors it will store up water in its hollow shell. The shell quickly fill up with water in holes and then are sealed off via a skin-like membranes once they come to land. Their strong legs help carry the weight of the water. They do this in order to have water to breathe. Their skin has mucus membranes that keep them moist on land, and their pigmentation has darkened to provide more protection against UV damage.

Shrockal (Simiacanis striataiuba) (stripe-maned monkey-dog)
Creator: Disgustedorite
Ancestor: Crowned Treeshrog
Habitat: Maineiac Bush, Maineiac Temperate Woodland, Lamarck Temperate Woodland, Lamarck Highboreal, Lamarck Rocky, Maineiac Volcanic, Maineiac Plains, Lamarck Highvelt, Lamarck Alpine, Lamarck Lowboreal, Lamarck Prairie, Lamarck Steppe
Size: 1.2 meters long
Support: Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet: Scavenger, Omnivore (Ballshrog, Wingless Florasnapper, Atholat, Lunging Camoback, Maineiac Uktank, Maineiac Glasstower fruit, Pebbleback, Roaming Oropede, Prutarbor fruit, Fruitsnapper, Logcrusher, Fuzzpile berries, Sappy Pinknose, Scaled Srugeing, Spotted Kitshrox, Crowned Treeshrog, Athiwi, Frosty Sauceback, Corvisnapper, Sormsnapper, Coalskin Skywatcher, Snowy Florasnapper, Snow Corvisnapper, Scaled Diveskunik, Pilunoroot fruit, Marbleflora, Sruglettes, Minikruggs, fruit of Cryobowls, Supershrooms, Sapshrooms, Mudfish), Ovivore (Wingless Florasnapper, Tyrannical Corvisnapper, Lunging Camoback, Fruitsnapper, Logcrusher, Corvisnapper, Sormsnapper, Snowy Florasnapper, Snow Corvisnapper)
Respiration: Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation: Endotherm (Fur)
Reproduction: Sexual (Male and Female, Live Birth, Milk)

The shrockal split from its ancestor and left the trees. It has taken up a scavenging generalist role and wanders Lamarck in small bands of related individuals, eating whatever they can find and sometimes hunting large prey in groups. It is able to compete with large carnivores such as the tyrannical corvisnapper and the lunging camoback, as although it is physically weaker, in the face of too much competition it can fall back on other food sources. It retains the ability to use spears to hunt, though the powerful jaws are also used. It is largely bipedal and has an asymmetrical bipedal gallop using its long tail for balance, but it is also capable of walking on its knuckles. It lost most of its osteoderms for speed.

The shrockal has a striking, colorful crest on its face derived from the front-most crown spike. Keratin covers the top, while the sides are exposed skin, consisting of a structurally colored blue patch framed by skin that can be flushed bright red for communication. The other crown spikes frame the top of its head, which is white, allowing it to also signal to others by bowing. It also has a mane on its neck, which can similarly be raised and lowered for communication. Needless to say, it is quite the social creature with generally improved non-vocal communication. Mane-signaling has replaced the vocal calls to chase and to wait, so as to not alert prey, while other vocalizations remain intact.

The shrockal is nomadic, and juveniles that have graduated from the pouch will frequently ride on the backs of the adults so that they do not slow them down. It is among the few shrogs to completely abandon nest-making, as the nomadic lifestyle is completely incompatible with it. Somewhat uniquely among shrogs, but similar to the unrelated-but-also-bipedal wolfcollar shrog, the shrockal has a forward-facing pouch so that babies won’t fall out, but unlike its distant cousin it’s also the same in males. This is because the pouch has been additionally exapted for food and tool storage when it is not occupied by babies. Only foods which will not spoil too soon, such as fruit, shrooms, and soft-shelled eggs, are stored in the pouch; meat is always eaten immediately.

The shrockal’s social hierarchy and mate selection are both determined by the ability to flush the crest red, as it indicates health. It will select one mate each season. It retains bisexuality, which helps limit population growth. It will give birth to 4 joeys, which live in a pouch until they grow too large. They take about 6 years to mature. To avoid inbreeding, some young males will leave the band as they mature and join others, keeping populations genetically healthy. They can live for up to 30 years.

Name: Phoenixtail (Comafenix marinum)
Ancestor: Phoenix Grass, Ashkalatongrass
Creator: HethrJarrod
Habitat: Jeluki Subtropical River, Jeluki Subtropical Riparian, Jeluki Bayou, Clarke Subtropical Beach, Javen Tropical Beach, Ichthy Swamp, Ichthy Tropical River, Ichthy Tropical Riparian, Terra Swamp, North Terra Tropical River, Terra Tropical Lake, Terra Tropical River, Terra Tropical Mudflat, North Terra Tropical Riparian, Terra Tropical Riparian, Terra Palus, Cube Tropical River, Cube Tropical Riparian, Koopa Subtropical Beach, Wright Bayou, Wright Subtropical Riparian, Wright Subtropical Mudflat, Wright Subtropical River, Pipcard Bayou, Pipcard Subtropical River, Pipcard Subtropical Riparian, Pipcard Subtropical Mudflat, Kenotai Bayou, Kenotai Subtropical Mudflat, Kenotai Subtropical River, Kenotai Subtropical Riparian, Bardic Swamp, Bardic Tropical River, Bardic Tropical Riparian, Bardic Tropical Mudflat, Jindy Tropical Beach
Size: 1.2 m tall
Support: unknown
Diet: Photosynthesis
Respiration: Passive
Thermoregulation: Ectotherm
Reproduction: Asexual, Cylindrical Spores in Water

Phoenixtail has replaced its ancestors, the phoenix grass and ashkalatongrass, in its range. Phoenixtail resulted from generations of spores from phoenix grass and ashkalatongrass cross pollinating with each other. Eventually, these underwent a series of reduplications of its genome. This is a condition called polyploidy, in which the cells of an organism have more than one pair of chromosomes. Phoenixtail is tetraploid, which means that it has four copies of its chromosomes. However, due to this process, the phoenixtail is sterile to the phoenix grass and ashkalatongrass.

The phoenixtail stands as a tall set of dark grass-like stalks. At the end of these stalks are a bulb, capped off with long thin hair. The bulb is the spore capsule, and as the phoenixtail grows, this bulb gets bigger, longer, and heavier. The bulb weighs down the stalk of the phoenixtail, causing it to bend and droop over. When the long hair coming out of the bulb makes contact with water, like the surface of a river or pond, it will untwist, opening up the spore bulb. The spore bulb opens up and long thin strands of red, orange, and yellow flow forth like luscious locks of hair. Ensnared on these hairs are thousands of phoenixtail spores. When these colorful hairs get wet, they dissolve, releasing the spores. These spores wash up on the beaches, repeating the process.

This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: May 2 2023, 06:52 PM

Name: Soripredator (Dakosorex ferox) [ferocious biting-shrew]
Creator: OviraptorFan
Ancestor: Smirking Soriparasite (Dakosorex carnificus)
Habitat: Koseman Temperate Woodland, Vivus Prairie, Central Koseman Lowboreal, Vivus Lowboreal
Size: 18 centimeters long
Support: Endoskeleton (Bone)
Diet: Carnivore (primary prey (Soricinus, Smirking Soriparasite, Leaping Soriparasite, Bludblug); supplementary prey (Corkscrew Krugg, Eggslurping Sorite, Communal Janit, Plumottle, Grub Krugg, Shrubrattus, Chasing Twintail, Gryphler, Whiskrugg, Handlicker Dundi, Cleaner Ukneuk, Gamergate Gundis, Minikruggs, Neuks), Hemophagus (pre-consumed blood from other soriparasites mixed with the blood of said soriparasites), Scavenger
Respiration: Active (Lungs)
Thermoregulation: Ectotherm (Basking)
Reproduction: Sexual (Male and Female, Live Birth, Milk)

On the continent of Koseman, over four different species of soriparasites and sorites live alongside one another in close proximity, meaning competition over hosts is fairly high. In this competition for space, some Smirking Soriparasites would nip at other soriparasite species to monopolize feeding spots, sometimes drawing blood. Some of those individuals would then learn that these other soriparasites already consume large amounts of blood and that it was easier to just eat them rather than parasitizing the host they were on. Overtime, these groups of Smirking Soriparasites would further specialize for this lifestyle, splitting off from the rest of their species and evolving into the Soripredator.

Also known as the Traitorous Sorite, this species does not differ that much from their direct ancestor in terms of physical anatomy aside from being larger. This is because their ancestral physical adaptations translated well into their new lifestyle, that of a specialized soriparasite hunter. Seeking out megafauna in their range, the bold band of gold along the Soripredator’s flank as well as the black stripe above it help distinguish it from its more cryptically colored relatives and thus allows megafauna to quickly identify it as a helper rather than a parasite. As it uses its large claw on the forelimbs and the gecko-like pads to climb on these megafauna, the Soripredator uses their keen eyesight and good sense of smell to find their ideal targets; either sniffing for any traces of blood that would be left behind as a soriparasite feeds or looking for the familiar silhouette. As nearly all soriparasites only have sharp eyesight from the first pair of eyes, Soripredators will try to sneak up to their target from behind to maximize the chances of ambushing them. Once it gets close enough, the Soripredator will pounce, using their flexible forelimbs to restrain the target and avoid injury as much as possible. When the victim is subdued, the Traitorous Sorite will use its well developed back teeth to deliver a killing bite, either to the throat or to the skull.

When the kill is made, the Soripredator goes for the stomach, slicing it open with their backteeth before then pressing their lips against the cut to suction feed. Since the prey was almost certainly sucking up blood before their violent demise, this gives the Traitorous Sorite the high energy meal without as much effort to obtain it. When there is no more blood being sucked up, the Soripredator will then begin to feed on the flesh of its kill. By feeding on blood and meat, the Soripredator maximizes the amount of energy they can get from a single meal.

As they climb on megafauna to find other soriparasites, Soripredators may also come across other parasites like a Bludblug feeding on saucebacks or Corkscrew Kruggs living on a Rainforest Phlock. While soriparasites make up the bulk of their diet, since they are the most common group of parasites, Soripredators will also happily feed on these other types of parasites as well. For the Bludbug, Traitorous Sorites employ a similar hunting method to the one they use on soriparasites, ambushing the krugg from behind and aiming for the head. Corkscrew Kruggs are a much more circumstantial food source, as the larvae are typically buried deep into their hides and thus out of reach. Instead, Soripredators usually kill Corkscrew Kruggs when they are emerging and getting ready to become adults, or adult females getting ready to lay their eggs into a fresh wound.

While Traitorous Sorites are specialized for hunting parasites behaviorally, they still often need to make long treks between megafauna. During these trips, the Soripredators still need to eat, in which time they will opportunistically hunt whatever small fauna they can safely tackle, employing a similar hunting method to what the Smirking Soriparasites they both evolved from and regularly hunt utilize when they themselves were moving between hosts.

Like their ancestors and many other varieties of soriparasite, the Soripredator only has one pair of fully-functioning eyes, though the other two pairs are still used to sense light. Like most other varieties of soriparasites, the Soripredator lacks a pouch, its young instead climbing on their mother’s back when not nursing. The species still mates during the treks they make between megafauna, though they sometimes will mate when on the megafauna as well. Similarly to the majority of other soriparasites and sorites, the Traitorous Sorite is an ectotherm, basking on rocks to regulate its body temperature.

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Okay guys, here is the Soripredator! The species has been in development as long as the Sinister Sorite, though it went though a few changes in planned lifestyle as it was being thought out. As usual, comments and critiques are highly appreciated!