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Name: Hyperboreans (Hyperborea spp.)
Creator: HethrJarrod
Ancestor: Photogoliathpseudofoliage, Cryosagania (Photosynthetic Pigments/organelle)
Habitat: North Polar Ocean (Benthic, Sunlight Zone), North Barlowe Polar Coast, Drake-Ovi Polar Coast,
Size: 5-10mm tall
Support: Unknown
Diet: Photosynthesis, Detritivore, Consumer
Respiration: Unknown
Thermoregulation: Unknown
Reproduction: Asexual (Mitosis), Sexual (Nucleus-Sharing)

The Hyberboreans split from their ancestor, when they consumed some cryosagania. Unable to consume parts of the cell, it absorbed the blue-green chloroplast. Like its ancestor did with Photosagnia Luculentus, it formed a symbiosis with the organelle, which did better in the polar regions. Eventually the cyan organelles replaced the Luculentus ones, propagated via mitosis. The Hyperboreans are a pale cyan color. In the winter, they go dormant and are buried by a layer of sediment that they crawl out of in the spring. Otherwise it is like its ancestor.

This post has been edited by HethrJarrod: May 2 2023, 12:05 PM

How do they replicate the chloroplast?

QUOTE (Disgustedorite @ May 2 2023, 01:25 PM)

How do they replicate the chloroplast?

In a similar manner as its ancestor did. Elaborated on it in the description.
Thanks for asking the question.