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I'm very interested in elaboration of the flower structure and sexual spore interactions to produce an embryo.

Given it is a single mating type how it prevents self fertilization should be brought up.

Some plants are simply not compatible with themselves, membrane markers prevent pollen tubes from forming from their own pollen.
Others have their stamen or pistil forming and becoming available before the other.

These wouldn't necessarily have the same structures, but they could have sequences of development.




Also the use of artery as a simile is a curious one. What is meant by it?

It is now complete.

I was going to give it parthenogenesis, too, but that seemed unnecessary if it self-fertilized, like for peas.

"The gametes produced meet, fuse, and undergo nuclear fusion, forming spores which are distributed on the wind, much like flowers drying up and making wind-borne seeds."

This is interesting, are the gametes freely exposed, or are they packaged? It's sounding like they are no longer involved with Cylindrical Spores until fertilization.
When they meet is it away from their source, or, due to pollination, they meet on a maulwort?

If they meet on the maulwort is it that all gametes are the same, but internal structure of the flower determined that a portion are attached to visitors and others remain in the flower?

"Each gamete has identifying proteins on its surface. During the initial meeting of the cells, if the cells do"

Something was lost here?

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After its eggs cells are fertilized, the fleshy structure dries up, forming a new, vaguely mushroom-like structure that spreads fertilized spores to the wind."

I think a different term other to be used than the egg, as that suggests ova as opposed to mating type.

This post has been edited by colddigger: Dec 15 2021, 10:02 AM

Any updates?

QUOTE (MNIDJM @ Jan 3 2022, 08:49 PM)

Any updates?

My apologies. I intended to update the art and description more than a week ago, but various psycho-social obstacles and a sense of malaise interfered with that.

Approval Checklist:
Art:
Art Present?: Y
Art clear?: Y
Gen number?: Y
All limbs shown?: Y
Reasonably Comparable to Ancestor?: Y
Realistic additions?: Y

Name:
Binomial Taxonomic Name?: Y
Creator?: Y

Ancestor:
Listed?: Y
What changes?:

• External?: Spikes shrink,
• Internal?: Sexual reproduction
• Behavioral/Mental?: NA

Are Changes Realistic?: Y
New Genus Needed?: Y (Done)

Habitat:
Type?: 1/2
Flavor?: 2/3
Connected?: Y
Wildcard?: NA

Size:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Within range?: Y
Exception?: NA

Support:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: Y

Diet: UNLISTED (corrected)
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Transition Rule?: NA
Reasonable changes (if any)?: NA

Respiration:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?:

Thermoregulation:
Same as Ancestor?: Y
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y
Other?: Y

Reproduction:
Same as Ancestor?: N
Does It Fit Habitat?: Y
Reasonable changes (if any)?: Y (Asexual -> Sexual)
Other?: NA

Description:
Length?: Good
Capitalized correctly?: N
Replace/Split from ancestor?: No (unlisted)
Other?: NA

Opinion:Pending(corrections needed)

I have updated it.