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cylindostraco, more commonly called a rolling clearback, these are small ostoexoapo which have the closest thing to a true exoskeleton a coelostracan can get, being an almost skin tight shell which has very little in terms of pigmentation, this is due to specialized structures on their back similar to the chromatophores of telluric cephalopods which let them camouflage to match the colour of their environment, if they feel threatened they will roll into a ball and use their shell to ward off their prey, similar to telluric isopods, they have been observed using their colour adjustment to attract mates, flashing bright vibrant colours in unique patterns in hopes of showing their fitness to their mate, if the mate reciprocates they will also flash trying to match their potential mates pattern, they will then mate and go their separate ways, laying their young in nutrient rich areas like fruits and nuts, they eat eggs and larvae of ostoexoapo as well as the sap flowing through sedereamischos, if you have any questions about this seelenlos please dont be afraid to ask im more than happy to answer