Overnight Mycostrum

Overnight mycostrum evolved when populations of its ancestor adapted to more forested and nutrient-rich habitat inland. It has grown more reliant on detritivory, devoting almost all biomass to extensive root networks. Individuals can survive solely on the organic soil for long periods, quickly taking advantage of openings in the canopy by sending photosynthetic sprouts that also act as fruiting bodies for asexual buds. Clearings can fill with dense patches of these sprouts within a day, only to die and be replaced by other species like crystal flora and purplestems within weeks.

Overnight Mycostrum(Mycostrum brevis)
Species Information
Creator	Ethos More by this creator
Week and Generation	2/13
Habitat	Glicker Tropical Forest, Darwin Tropical Rainforest, Darwin Temperate Forest, Barlowe Tropical Rainforest
Size	50 cm tall
Support	Unknown
Diet	Detritivore, photosynthesis
Respiration	Unknown
Thermoregulation	Unknown
Reproduction	Budding, conjugation
Taxonomy
Genus	Mycostrum
Species	Mycostrum brevis
Ancestor	Domed Photosagnia
Descendants	Dwarf Mycostrum, Pale Mycostrum

While most reproduction occurs via budding and fragmentation, there is occasional exchange of genetic material between root structures via conjugation.