Hello everyone. While I will still be working on writing and formatting the next video for the loading screen project I wanted to get the artwork submission threat started early. While the rules are mostly the same as the previous contest I held, this time around if you want an artwork to be considered as a candidate for a loading screen please make sure to mention that with your submission, otherwise I will only include it within the video I make.
link to thread for the first contest for rules and expectations: Thrive Loading Screen Artwork contest
The biomes of Pangonia are the following:
Sea floor
Open ocean
Sedens Reef
folia forest
folia plains
reef forest
coastlines
global
freshwater rivers, lakes and estuaries
Dai San no Umi (one of three inner oceans which has become a freshwater environment and is located on the left side of the rectangular maps shown above)
tidepools
Species: (all clades have a “branch” of the evolutionary tree to show which other clades they emerged from)
Clade: Plumaris (Feather mouth)
Scientific Name: Cthulhun suu (Cthulu mouth)
Species Info
Gills extend outwards to have more efficient oxygen exchange
Due to evolution, gills can be retracted
Forward most eyes move upwards so as not to be blocked by the cilia inside its mouth
Cilia located within the organism's mouth adapt to form structures similar to the feeding arms of the sessile Sedens clades
External gills are the result of retained features from Xenovermis larval
Habitat: Reef Forest
Diet: Plankton, Zooplankton
Motileae – Xenovermis – Plumaris
Clade: Incuruuscauda (Curled tail)
Scientific Name: Julma uimari (Atrocious swimmer)
Species info
Starts swimming due to the density of Folia lutea species
Tail atrophies and curls up to reduce drag
Cilia along the back form dorsal fins that can be beat to create more efficient swimming than their Xenovermis ancestors
Gills angle to take advantage of active swimming
Antennas angle forward to assist in detecting currents ahead of the individual
Retains filter feeding life style of their ancestors
Somewhat larger than their Xenovermis ancestors
Habitat: Folia Forest
Diet: Plankton, Zooplankton
Motileae - Xenovermis - Incuruuscauda
Clade: Profundumetriens (Depth feeder)
Scientific Name: Syvyyden kauhu (Horror of the depths)
Species info
Eyes get larger and adapt to see blue colored light
Develops all fins into limbs (first two sets of limbs are used to help the mouth protrusions to scrape detritus off of corpses
Bumps around oral opening elongate to reach detritus better in part due to centaurism
First clade to utilize bioluminescence
Average size is 10 cm
Some species may even develop translucent skin
Habitat: sea floor
Diet: Detritus
Motileae - Calvaria - Sedecamorph - Profundumtriens
Clade: Shukeibalaena (Shukei’s whale)
Scientific Name: Cirrin huulet (Cirri lips)
Species info
Based on a species of sedecamorph shown in Aah31415's art work.
Cirri of this clade's ancestors developed on the ridge of the oral cavity
Cirri of ancestral species adapted to be longer and contain more bristles for filter feeding
Throat becomes very small so only preferred foods can be consumed and to prevent choking
Suspension feeding life style
Countershading with darker colors along the upper side and lighter colors on the underside
Habitat: Open ocean
Diet: Plankton, Zooplankton
Motileae - Calvaria - Sedecamorph - Shukeibalaena
Clade: Hexaquillideae
Scientific Name: Neljäkymmentäkahde n luomus (42’s creation)
Species info
Eyes develop a stalk structure to see around environment better
Sensory antenna develop on the top of the head
First 4 sets of limbs become grasping limbs. The first three are utilized to interact with the environment while the fourth set is used by females to carry around egg sacks
The area around the mouth ossifies, creating a stronger surface utilized in crushing through the exoskeletons of Crustae species. This forms a jaw like structure, except it opens and closes sideways instead of up and down like with Earth tetrapods
Cirri housed within the mouth, specifically all originating from the same area of the mouth
Habitat: Coastlines
Diet: Crustae species (occasionally Pedibus scopulum species)
Genus: Flumenquillideae (river Hexaquill)
Habitat: Estuary, rivers
Diet: Crustae species
Motileae - Calvaria - Sedecamorph - Hexaquillideae
Clade: Ficedulapidea (Eater of stone)
Scientific Name: Riutta leija ( Reef kite)
Species info
Result of hexaquillideae populations where accidentally biting Maceralapidea clade species was common
Individual hexaquills that could break into Maceralapidea species' shells without breaking their mouths would gain access to a new food source that currently had a niche open
Ossified mouth becomes stronger, in some groups becoming jagged as well
Fins overlap, resulting in mobuliform locomotion
Earlier species in the clade's development would have utilized rajiform movement, being slower.
Habitat: Sedens reef, reef forest
Diet: Macerilapideae species
Motileae - Calvaria - Sedecamorph - Hexaquillideae - Ficedulapidea
Clade: Marinator (Sea hunter)
Scientific Name: Pystyssä metsästäjä (Upright hunter)
Species info
A clade of Hexaquills adapted to life in the southern inner sea, Dai san no umi
Utilizes fins for both swimming and walking along the sea floor
Keeps to a size similar to the oceanic Hexaquill clades
Clade experiences partial centaurism when walking on its fins, but straightens out while swimming
Apex predator of the Dai San no Umi sea
Habitat: Dai San no Umi sea
Diet: Minimectra
Motileae - Calvaria - Sedecamorph - Hexaquillideae - Flumenquillideae - Marinator
Clade: Minimectra (Tiny quill)
Scientific Name: Outo toukka (Strange larva)
Species info
Evolved from populations of Flumenquillideae that benefitted from a smaller size as they colonized the rivers and lakes between the ocean and Dai San no Umi
Small sizes allows for less food required to survive
Egg sack holding limbs become smaller as fewer eggs are held by the females, in some cases the eggs are much smaller than their ancestors and so don't require as large of a limb to hold them
Some groups become more r-selected while retaining some parental care over the eggs that are carried by the female individuals.
Switches diet to Viatoramen and Algae mats
Habitat: rivers, lakes, Dai San no Umi sea
Diet: Viatoramen, Algae
Genus: Incrustatum (Encrusted)
Habitat: Dai San no Umi sea
Diet: Algae
Genus: Aquatum (Water insect)
Habitat: Dai San no Umi sea
Diet: Viatoramen
Motileae - Calvaria - Sedecamorph - Hexaquillideae - Flumenquillideae - Minimectra
Clade: Coruscis (Shimmering)
Scientific Name: Uima sateenkaari (Swimming rainbow)
Species info
Branched off form a genus of Maxilla carens that spent time in the Sedens reefs
Consumes algae
Body becomes thinner in order to move through the tightly packed Macerilapidea species
Bright colors for display
Front tedipalps develop ossified tips to assist in scraping algae off of surfaces
Tedipalps closer to the oral opening act like a tongue, passing food into the throat
Mostly fearful as a species, preferring to swim away from potential threats than to allow them to approach
Habitat: Sedens Reefs, Reef forests, coastlines
Diet: Algae
Motileae - Calvaria - Maxilla carens - Coruscis
Clade: Custodire (Protect)
Scientific Name: Vihainen välähdys (Angry glint)
Species info
Populations of Coruscis would encounter Ficedulapidea while the Coruscis were feeding on algae and the aggressive Coruscis would drive the Ficedulapidea individual away from Macerilapidea organisms
This clade protects Macerilapidea clade individuals as algae grows on them and they use them to hide their eggs from predators
Spikes develop along back and on the front utmost tedipalps to assist in attacking Ficedulapidea individuals
Some genus of this clade may even develop their dorsal spikes to be venomous, injecting a toxin upon piercing skin. As such these groups will be the first to use color as a warning display to predators
Habitat: Sedens reefs, Reef forests
Diet: Algae
Motileae - Calvaria - Maxilla carens - Coruscis - Custodire
Clade: Armapite (Armored head)
Scientific Name: Kova pää (Hard head)
Species info
Speed based predator
Armored head helps protect against hitting surfaces and against prey fighting back
Mouth moves backwards
All fins become thinner and more angled
Develops countershading. Darker colors, grays, dark blues, browns on the top and white on the underside
Habitat: open ocean, Sedens reef
Diet: Shukeibalaena, Hexaquillideae, Coruscis
Motileae - Calvaria - Maxilla carens - Armapite
Clade: Lituscis (Shore fish)
Scientific Name: Pienimuotoinen mutu (Minnow form minnow)
Species info
Body has become thinner top to bottom while becoming larger on its sides (shallower waters making tall backs a problem as they stick out of the water and larger along its sides as it no longer has to squeeze between closely growing reef species)
First clade of Maxilla carens to adapt a mandible like appendage from the tedapalps closest to the oral opening
Tedapalps utilized by ancestral species to scrape away at algae have adapted a sharped point to them in order to spear and break through the shells of coastal Latatesta prey
First apex predator of the shallow coastal and tide pool habitats they inhabit (both habitats only possible thanks to the Viridonia phylum emerging)
Colors of Coruscis ancestors become dull with some species going more brown/ yellow to blend into the sandy substrate of the coastlines
Habitat: coastlines
Diet: Latatesta
Motileae - Calvaria - Maxilla carens - Coruscis - Lituscis
Clade: Insidiafodiens (Ambushing burrower)
Scientific Name: Kynsinen matoprinssi (Clawed worm prince)
Species info
Burrows into the substrate to ambush prey
Fins adapt into claw like appendages
Mid-body segments increase dramatically in count
Front two sets of eyes develop stalks to help search for prey
Gills can be retracted into the body while inside its burrows
Appendages assist in digging and launching out of burrows
Swims using its long tail
Brown and yellow colorations to better hide in sediments
Habitat: coastlines, folia plains
Diet: smaller crustae
Motileae - Crustae - Insidiafodiens
Clade: Venatorideae (Hunter)
Scientific Name: Ulkomaalainen katkarapu (Alien shrimp)
Species info
Front mandibles extend, forming grasping appendages to catch prey
Fins are angled to help propel organism forward easier
Gills move to the bottom of the body so rapid fin beating doesn't damage them and allows for more passive oxygen exchange compared to ancestral species
Develops a fan tail to assist in performing quick turns
Some groups of this clade lack mid-body segments between the last gill/fin segment and the tail segment
Coloration would likely have dark colors along the top and light colors on the underside. Populations that occasionally venture into folia forests or reef forests may have a yellow coloration to hide among the plants
Habitat: Folia plains
Diet: Insidiafodiens, latatesta
Motileae - Crustae - Venatorideae
Clade: Latatesta (Wide shell)
Scientific Name: Panssaroitu laidumies (Armored grazer)
Species info
Smallest of the clades that diverges from Crustae
Top part of the exoskeleton extends outwards, making it harder to bite down on as well as being flatter when hiding in substrate
Slow moving, especially in the folia plain and coastline populations
Two sets of eyes exist above the extended section of the exoskeleton to allow individuals to watch for predators while in sediment
Coastline populations start using fins as rudimentary walking limbs as swimming isn't as beneficial in the shallow waters
Coloration tends to be sandy like
Habitat: Folia plains, forest reef, eventually coastlines
Diet: Folia species, Viridonia (coastline populations)
Motileae - Crustae - Latatesta
Clade: Cancrorum (Crab)
Scientific Name: Väistämätön meemi (Inevitable meme)
Species info
Shorter body than other Crustae clades
Mandibles adapt to tear and crush dead organic matter
Front fin becomes an appendage for scraping, forming a jagged surface to assist better in this task
Rear fins develop into sturdy limbs to move along the ocean floor
Hides in and around the shells of reef species, being part of the reason for the Ficedulapidea clade diverging
Later species within the clade develop an even more crab like body (because this is a meme clade at this point)
Sandy colorations, with some bright colors within species that use those colors for display purposes
Habitat: Sedens reef, reef forest
Diet: Detritus
Genus: Aestuarideae (Estuary)
Habitat: Estuary, rivers
Diet: Detritus, algae, bacteria
Motileae - Crustae - Cancrorum
Clade: Incurscopulum (Invasive reef)
Scientific Name: Pientä haittaa (Minor inconvenience)
Species info
To deal with overcrowding some Macerilapidea populations adapted by sticking to a smaller size (less likely to have other individuals attach to their shells and starve them)
Size allows it to attach to larger Macerilapidea clade species without putting either individual at a disadvantage
Matured adult is smaller than the shell it forms, allowing it to be able to pull its feeding arms and eyes fully inside the shell
Becomes a global species by attaching themselves to larger, slow moving motile organisms
Can cause problems for motile species by increasing drag while swimming as well as increasing overall weight
Populations near estuaries attach to Flumenquillidea and Aestuaridea species that travel up rivers where they die, upon which they attach to rocks, river beds and lake beds
Habitat: global
Diet: plankton, zooplankton
Genus: Tornacense (Tourist)
Habitat: Estuary, river
Diet: Plankton, zooplankton
Sedens - Macerilapidea - Incurscopulum
Clade: Contignataconcha (Floored shell)
Scientific Name: Valtameren kaavin (Ocean scraper)
Species info
Grows upwards by creating similar structures as Earth nautiloids and ammonites
Will be counted as a result of the project being treated as a game of Thrive
Prefers deeper depths than other Macerilapidea species
Upwards growth allows for niche partitioning as upon reaching heights above other Macerilapidea species, Contignataconcha has access to plankton and zooplankton inaccessible to other species
Small holes form within unoccupied chambers to allow water to fill them to prevent the shell from cracking or breaking near the base due to weight
Habitat: Sedens reef, reef forest
Diet: plankton, zooplankton
Sedens - Macerilapidea - Contignataconcha
Clade: Ludomentileae (Fancy shell)
Sub clade: Fragilista (Fragile shell)
Sub clade: Conchatisse (Banded shell)
Sub clade: Spiconcha (Spikey shell)
Species info
Shells develop intricate growths to prevent overcrowding and make it harder for other reef species to attach to a given individual
First clade to incorporate colors for UV protection and camouflage into shells
This clade has a more developed shell mantle than other macerilapidea species
Fragilista clade develops a relationship with a population of Coruscis which results in the appearance of the Custodire clade.
Custodire species protect Fragilista species from predation while also laying their eggs within the fan like growths of the clade
Habitat: Sedens reefs, reef forest
Diet: plankton, zooplankton
-- Fragilista
Sedens - Macerilapidea - Ludomentileae – Conchatisse
-- Spiconcha
Clade: Novapulum (Fresh reef)
Scientific Name: Rakkolevä käsi (Kelp arm)
Species info
Feeding arms grow extremely long
Loses ability to tuck fully into its shell, but shell still extends slightly above the actual organism
Size of main body is similar to non-Incuruscopulum species of Macerilapidea
Oral tentacles develop around the oral opening to assist in passing food into the mouth. Some genuses have even developed these tentacles to be much longer, acting as a second set of feeding arms.
Habitat: Dai San no Umi sea
Diet: plankton, zooplankton
Sedens - Macerilapidea - Incurscopulum - Tornacense - Novapulum
Clade: Scopulumdosum (Leafy reef)
Scientific Name: Kasviriutta jäljittelevä (Plant reef mimic)
Species info
Thin piece of skin develops along top of feeding arms
Many species have longer feeding arms compared to ancestral species
Clade has developed a yellowish coloration
Lives among folia species to avoid predation
Has developed another set of oral tentacles to assist in passing food particles into the oral opening
Habitat: Folia forest
Diet: plankton, zooplankton
Sedens - Pedibus scopulum - Scopulumdosum
Clade: Petracopulum (Rock reef)
Scientific Name: Kaivaa kivirutta (Burrow rock reef)
Species info
Mimics various rocks and sediments in both color and appearance
Species tend to burrow into the sediment, with rocky mimics leaving more of their body exposed then their sedimentary mimic relatives
Occasionally will eat latatesta species
Habitat: Folia plains
Diet: plankton, zooplankton
Sedens - Pedibus scopulum - Petracopulum
Clade: Armatarucis (Armored cross)
Scientific Name: Kuorittu tähti (Shelled star)
Species info
Utilizes a mineralized shell to provide defense and camouflage
Extremely small which helps to avoid detection and lets the species get into small cracks
Fertilization through a cloacal kiss
Females store hatched larva inside gonopore until they grow to a large enough size
Habitat: coastlines
Diet: Detritus, algae, bacterial mats
Sedens - Adults puera - Area deambulatio - Armatarucis
Clade: Reptans (Crawling)
Scientific Name: Kauhea säkki (Hideous sack)
Species info
Drags body along sea floor
Cilia around mouth become the main feeding appendage
Eye on the bottom of the body moves forwards so it isn't pulled under the body
Limbs become stronger in order to drag body
Protrusions along bottom of limbs form to assist in traction for movement (Specifically where the limbs are in more constant contact with the sea floor)
Due to body orientation both the ancestral broadcast spawning and direct gamete transfer, via a cloacal kiss, are utilized
Habitat: Ocean floor
Diet: Bacterial mats, detritus
Sedens - Adults puera - Area deambulatio - Reptans
Clade: Edacenetici (Frenzied eaters)
Scientific Name: Sahalaitaiset lonkerot (Serrated tentacles)
Species info
Oral tentacles form rasping surfaces to remove scraps from sinking corpses
Tentacles develop hooks to latch onto corpses
Remains relatively small
Consumes plankton when no corpses are available
Stomach forms compartments to store food longer
Habitat: open oceans (Mesopelagic and Bathypelagic zones)
Diet: plankton, zooplankton, detritus
Sedens - Adults puera - Lengum corpus - Edacenetici
Clade: Cutilautus (Skin cleaner)
Scientific Name: Pieni apulainen (Tiny helper)
Species info
Tentacles develop suction pads to stick to other organisms
Oral tentacles become longer and thinner with hooks on the ends
Attaches to larger organisms where it uses its oral tentacles to undo the adhesive substance of Incurscopulum species
Food is passed into a stomach with inward facing teeth used to pull the incurscopulum individual from its shell
Feeding arms can also be utilized in separating food from their shells, even tearing chunks from the still alive prey
Shell of prey is discarded with the food being moved into the main stomach
Habitat: Global
Diet: Incurscopulum
Sedens - Adults puera - Lengum corpus - Cutilautus
Clade: Marelignum (Sea tree)
Scientific Name: Massiivinen lehti (Massive leaf)
Species info
Leaves become larger and form a single surface
Gametangium starts to develop together on a single branch
Tallest Folia lutea clade at this point in Pangonia's history
Found in waters between 15 and 40 meters deep
Habitat: Folia forest, reef forest
Folia lutea - Marelignum
Clade: Oceagramen (Ocean grass)
Scientific Name: Rannikon lehtiä (Coast leaf)
Species info
Grows in waters between 1 and 5 meters deep
Far fewer branches than its ancestral species along with the branches that are present being much shorter and containing only 1 pair of leaves
A genus grows near an estuary and eventually colonizes the river thanks to both areas of slow moving waters as well as spores getting stuck to the egg sacks of Hexaquill species.
Habitat: Folia plains
Genus: Viatoramen (Passenger grass)
Habitat: river, estuary, Dai San no Umi inner sea
Folia lutea - Oceagramen
Clade: Alternamo (Alternate reed)
Scientific Name: Epäsymmetrinen lehti (Asymmetrical leaf)
Species info
Short branches
Top leaf of each branch is far larger than the bottom leaf
Grows almost to the surface of the inner sea in places where it is found
Grows in water of similar depths to Marelignum
Habitat: Dai San no Umi
Folia lutea - Oceagramen - Viatoramen - Alternamo
Clade: Transitamo (Transition reed)
Scientific Name: Kloonattu lehti (Cloned leaf)
Species info
Adapted to handle a semi-aquatic environment
Develops a form of asexual reproduction to avoid desiccation during low tides, which also helps to rapidly colonize the shore lines of Dai San no Umi
Ancestor to all semi-aquatic and terrestrial Folia lutea clades
Develops early stomata and cuticles to prevent water loss and desiccation
Red algae form a partnership similar to that of the Tumusta clade of Viridonia among some genuses of Transitamo. While both clades utilize red algae, each clade's red algae partner belong to different clades
Habitat: Dai San no Umi
Folia lutea - Oceagramen - Viatoramen - Transitamo
Clade/Phlyum: Viridonia (Green colony)
Scientific Name: Vihreä kuori (Green crust)
Species info
Phylum evolves from a unicellular species of algae that utilizes pigments similar to the plants of Earth
Adapted for depths between .5 and 1 meter deep, or extremely shallow shorelines
Utilizes asexual reproduction which also helps it quickly take over the shallow waters that even the Oceagramen clade of Folia lutea are to large to inhabit
Clade is capable of switching to sexual reproduction
When reproducing sexually, the clade utilizes broadcast spawning.
Some genus of Viridonia utilize sexual reproduction more readily before the environment has been coated completely by cloned colonies
Along with coastlines, Viridonia dominates in shoreline habitats covered by rocks and boulders as these areas aren't suited for Folia lutea species
Habitat: coastlines
Viridonia
Clade: Tumusta (Bulging crust)
Scientific Name: Vuoroveden tutkija (Tide explorer)
Species info
Adapts to intertidal zone and tide pools
Ancestor of all green leafed terrestrial phototrophs
Gametangium are extremely similar to one another
Female gametes are held inside a small divot
Male gametes form on the outside of the gametangium
Can perform asexual reproduction when needed
Quickly colonizes shoreline ecosystems
Early stomata and cuticle have developed
Center of each organism is raised up to allow for oxygen exchange to occur even at higher tides (also has the highest concentration of stomata and thickest cuticle of any part of the organism)
Gametes are released during high tides, but are released during low tide by some genuses
Low tide gamete releasing genuses have gametes that are less dense and can be carried by the wind over a short distance
Fertilization occurs in the female gametangium, followed by the release of a spore
Red algae species have formed a relationship with some groups of this clade, specifically intertidal zone species (protects the algae from predation and the Tumusta individual receives glucose from the algae produced while the red dwarf star is visible giving it an edge over others)
Habitat: coastlines, tidepools
Viridonia - Tumusta
. Probably fall/winter. I’m gonna be busy during the summer