Pallazor

The pallazor evolves from linzors that spread into inland regions of Hydro. Their larvae have adapted to a freshwater lifestyle instead of saltwater, so they give birth in the streams and ponds of their environment. The adults are now almost entirely terrestrial.

The most dramatic change is in their reproduction. The pallazor is now almost entirely female, ensuring that the vast majority of individuals are capable of reproduction, a useful trait for pioneers of a new area. They can reproduce by parthenogenesis, fertilizing their own egg cells, which grow into larvae inside the mother. They still have to mate to get this process going, so females will "hold hands" with each other to initiate parthenogenesis. This helps control the amount of births as well.

Rarely, a pallazor may grow into a male. These are genetically identical to the females. Their development is triggered by hormones from other pallazors, in response to overpopulation. Thus, when populations get very high, fewer are capable of reproducing on their own, and some genetic mixing will occur.

Adult pallazor bodies have shifted in response to increased terrestriality. They no longer have as much webbing, aside from the webs between their fingers, and the end of their anal arm has returned to a more hand-like configuration, as it no longer needs to serve as a fin. Their posture is more horizontal, as well. Their pelvic ring bends a bit, more of a J-shape, so that the base of their hind legs is a bit further back, and these hind legs extend backward for a substantial length. To deal with high temperatures without frequent submersion, their dorsal fin has grown even taller. They retain vestigial gill slits, though fewer in number, but they're no longer functional in adulthood.

Pallazor coloration blends with their new environment, featuring purplish colors at the base, similar to mauvecostrums, and an orange close to red, fairly similar to slitted chandeliers. These are significant parts of their diet, too. They retain a heavy, blocky mouth and jaw, full of powerful muscles for crunching, allowing them to eat crystal flora and seeds. They'll eat soft mycostrums as well as crystals. They retain the linzor's specialized dentition. It uses gripping teeth in front for taking hold of a crystal or mycostrum and pulling it from a branch or out of the ground. In the back, molariform teeth bear down to crunch hard food.

Otherwise, their anatomy is much like their ancestors. They have pinkish purple blood that uses hemerythrin, they breathe through four lungs, and they have an internal skeleton. They give birth to radially symmetrical larvae whose arms eventually specialize into distinct functions.