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Cryophytes
Creator: MNIDJM
Ancestor: [[Cryosagania]]<br>[[Cavern Cryosagania]]<br>[[Halosagania]]<br>[[Dixon Cryosagania]]<br>[[Sphrioo]]<br>[[Cryosqualinia]]<br>[[Cryolaborametiri Triacellula]]
Habitat: Global (Sagan 4)
Size: 10 μm - 15 μm Wide Cells; 80 μm - 100 μm Long Chains
Diet: Photosynthesis, Chemoorganoheterotroph
Respiration: Cellular Respiration
Thermoregulation: Ectothermic?
Support: Cell Membrane
Reproduction: Binary Fission
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Kyanozoa
Phylum: Kyanophyta
Class: Cryosaganopsida
Order: Cryosaganales

The cryophytes are a primitive branch of Sagan 4 life. First arising in the Ladymian period, they have since proliferated to form the base of many polar and alpine food chains. Their primary trait is their ability to live within very cold environments such as the extreme polar latitudes, mountains, or even deep underground in ice caves. While similar to their relatives the [[kyanos]] and its descendants, they can be distinguished by their less structurally complex cellular structure, including the lack of cell walls, and their flagella that allow them mobility the kyanoses lack. Each individual cell has at least two flagella, which together allow them to swim around in a random fashion. They are reliant on water to survive, but can live in both cold seawater and freshwater ice.

They derive their color from the blue-green chloroplast analogs and utilize their flagella to keep them in the light. During the long winters or times of poor nutrition the cryophytes it will go dormant. While the majority of species are reliant on sunlight to facilitate photosynthesis, some species have adapted to subterranean living. Those derived from the [[Cavern Cryosagania|cavern cryosagania]] have specialized into a symbiotic relationship with the local swarmers. While not bright enough to support photosynthesis, they utilize the light to find spots of organism waste material. These swarmers benefit by having a readily available supply of food. They eat the waste of the detritivores and scavengers within the subterranean environments, and are eaten by swarmers in return. When their predators are eaten by higher predators such as other [[Fathead Swarmer|swarmers]] or [[Cave Teuthopin|teuropins]], their waste is used as fertilizer for the cryophytes, completeing the cycle. When there are no swarmers around they will either attempt to migrate towards the surface, go dormant, or keep consuming organic particles until they exhaust them. This relationship has developed so thoroughly that it has allowed the species of the [[Yannick Ice Caves]] to spread throughout the water table.

When reproducing via binary fission, they will split on the boom of the last one, making cone like chains out of their disc shaped cells. During the course of their lives, they will continually grow, eventually dying off at the tips. They sometimes break apart, forming new cone chains. In optimal conditions the blooms can be large enough to dye the soil or water a deep, rich teal color.

=Relationship With Other Species=
The following species have spread to the Fermi Water Table:
* [[Penitoflora Aquanus]]
* [[Carpomarine Guttoplaque]]
* [[Mainland Penitoflora Coli]]
* [[Cave Swarmer]]
* [[Cave Teuthopin]]
* [[Tunneling Uksip]]
* [[Thornbutt Swarmer]]
* [[Teuthomimic Swarmer]]
* [[Fathead Swarmer]]
* [[Crawlegume]]
* [[Tongue Swarmer]]

=Integrated Species=
==Family [[Cryosaganaceae]]==
* [[Cryosagania]]
* [[Cavern Cryosagania]]
* [[Halosagania]]
* [[Dixon Cryosagania]]
* [[Cryosqualinia]]
* [[Cryolaborametiri Triacellula]]

==Family [[Geliglobulaceae]]==
* [[Sphrioo]]

"While not bright enough to support photosynthesis, they utilize the light to find find spots or organism waste material."

Found a typo

Replaced the image with a better WIP

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Love them, can’t really find anything wrong with them.

Approval Status: ✅

This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: Apr 21 2023, 06:38 AM

QUOTE (HethrJarrod @ Apr 21 2023, 05:11 AM)

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QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ Apr 21 2023, 08:46 AM)

QUOTE (HethrJarrod @ Apr 21 2023, 05:11 AM) ❤️❤️👍✅ Can you please leave useful comments instead of emojis? This is spam.

Fixed

I don't think I understand the ones that interact with swarmers.

Are they eating the swarmer waste, then getting eaten to be turned into swarmer waste,

Or do the swarmers just hang out around waste?

QUOTE (colddigger @ Apr 21 2023, 03:18 PM)

I don't think I understand the ones that interact with swarmers. Are they eating the swarmer waste, then getting eaten to be turned into swarmer waste, Or do the swarmers just hang out around waste?

They eat the waste of some swarmers, and other swarmer species eat the cryophytes in return. Then those swarmers are eaten by predators swarmers/teuropins, and the predator waste is used as fertilizer for the cryophytes

Review

ART
Art Present?: Yes.
Art Clear?: Yes.
Gen Number?: Yes.
All Limbs Shown?: N/A.
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Yes.
Realistic Additions?: Yes.

NAME
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Genus.
Creator?: Yes.

ANCESTOR
Listed?: Multiple, yes.
What Changes?: Genus group, so they were incorporated into the genus.
External?: N/A.
Internal?: N/A.
Behavioral/Mental?: N/A.
Are Changes Realistic?: N/A.
New Genus Needed?: Yes (already addressed, genus group).

HABITAT
Type?: Global.
Flavor?: Polar/Alpine.
Connected?: Yes (genus group)
Wildcard?: N/A.

SIZE
Same as Ancestor?: Similar.
Within Range?: Yes.
Exception?: N/A.

SUPPORT
Same as Ancestor?: Yes.
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes.
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A.
Other?: N/A.

DIET
Same as Ancestor?: Similar, all members are now also chemoorganoheterotrophs.
Transition Rule?: Yes.
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: Yes.

RESPIRATION
Same as Ancestor?: Yes.
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes.
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A.
Other?: N/A.

THERMOREGULATION
Same as Ancestor?: Yes.
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes.
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A.
Other?: N/A.

REPRODUCTION
Same as Ancestor?: Yes.
Does It Fit Habitat?: Yes.
Reasonable Changes (if any)?: N/A.
Other?: N/A.

DESCRIPTION
Length?: Fine.
Capitalized Correctly?: Yes.
Replace/Split from Ancestor?: Genus group, incorporates ancestors.
Other?: Appears to have incorporated Cryosqualinia, however that had already gone extinct due to competition with its own descendants by Gen 147, so uncertain how it can be incorporated into this.

Opinion: Everything seems fine except for what I mentioned just above this. Address that and this genus should be fine.

QUOTE (MNIDJM @ Apr 21 2023, 03:58 PM)

QUOTE (colddigger @ Apr 21 2023, 03:18 PM) I don't think I understand the ones that interact with swarmers. Are they eating the swarmer waste, then getting eaten to be turned into swarmer waste, Or do the swarmers just hang out around waste? They eat the waste of some swarmers, and other swarmer species eat the cryophytes in return. Then those swarmers are eaten by predators swarmers/teuropins, and the predator waste is used as fertilizer for the cryophytes

Could you perhaps include that in the description? I feel like this would be very important information.

Done