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Cyreleucris ciliatum is a species of eel-worm which inhabits deeper waters along Islas coast. This species scours the ocean floor in search of tiny, shelled invertebrates. Such prey has a hardened calcified outside which makes them hard to digest, so eel-worms have evolved a unique means of consuming these creatures. They have developed a specialized proboscis which is actually on offshoot of the stomach. When feeding, these creatures suck their prey into this secondary stomach where it is broken down using special enzymes. The fish then shoots the contents into its mouth where it will go on to digest them fully. This process minimizes the amount of energy the fish must use to digest the small calcified microfauna. These proboscis organs can also be used for increased mobility. Eel-Worms are not particularly fast, however when threatened they can use this extended organ to push off the sea floor and give themselves a boost of speed. Ciliatum is named for the extraordinarily long sensory antenna which grow from this proboscis.

Neovermicada is a new species of blood kelp, a group of organisms that closely resemble their namesake on earth. While these species appear red in the study, they grow at depths of roughly 20-30 meters where much of the red wavelenghts of light are absorbed by water, so to a diver they would actually appear black. At the base of its many leaves, the organism's reproductive organ sits hidden within a basket of foliage. This organ releases sexual gametes into the water, while also accepting those released by individuals around it. This mode of reproduction favors proximity, so many of these flora grow their "reproductive baskets" at a similar depth in the water.

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Description
Cyreleucris ciliatum is a species of eel-worm which inhabits deeper waters along Islas coast. This species scours the ocean floor in search of tiny, shelled invertebrates. Such prey has a hardened calcified outside which makes them hard to digest, so eel-worms have evolved a unique means of consuming these creatures. They have developed a specialized proboscis which is actually on offshoot of the stomach. When feeding, these creatures suck their prey into this secondary stomach where it is broken down using special enzymes. The fish then shoots the contents into its mouth where it will go on to digest them fully. This process minimizes the amount of energy the fish must use to digest the small calcified microfauna. These proboscis organs can also be used for increased mobility. Eel-Worms are not particularly fast, however when threatened they can use this extended organ to push off the sea floor and give themselves a boost of speed. Ciliatum is named for the extraordinarily long sensory antenna which grow from this proboscis.

Neovermicada is a new species of blood kelp, a group of organisms that closely resemble their namesake on earth. While these species appear red in the study, they grow at depths of roughly 20-30 meters where much of the red wavelenghts of light are absorbed by water, so to a diver they would actually appear black. At the base of its many leaves, the organism's reproductive organ sits hidden within a basket of foliage. This organ releases sexual gametes into the water, while also accepting those released by individuals around it. This mode of reproduction favors proximity, so many of these flora grow their "reproductive baskets" at a similar depth in the water.

Questions and comments are welcome!