Flerablad

Name means: Several leaves

Plattblad that have developed specialized cells for nutrient transportation, reproduction, and structural integrity. Firstly, Flerablads no longer reproduce asexually. Instead, they release tiny versions of themselves called gametophytes. They are haploid organisms, meaning that they only possess half the genome of a regular individual. This does not hamper the gametophyte since its purpose is to produce as many gametes of either female or male sex as possible. Each gametophyte only produces one of the two kinds of gametes, but a mutred Flerablad can release both male and female gametophytes. Once resources dry up, the gametophyte will die, and, hopefully, one of its gametes will merge with another of the opposite sex to eventually grow into another Flerablad.

Thanks to their sexual reproduction, Flerablad have a broad range of traits that can be selected for when entering a new environment. This allows them to adapt to changes in climate or location rapidly. A product of their procreation strategy is that Flerablad is a diverse group of organisms. Nonetheless, all Flerablad possess two additional physical characteristics along with their sexual reproduction. The first are their multiple leaves, whose number may range between two and a hundred. Secondly, all members possess a network of tube-like structures in their leaves, interconnecting them with their holdfasts. Comprising this system are proteins and specialized cells that ensure the distribution of sugars and compounds throughout the larger organism. The usage of these structures varies greatly from species to species. This is due to it being evolved by ancestral Plattblad, who had adapted to settle in deeper waters, where the difference in light between the top and bottom necessitated such a system.