Thank You , Mate
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I guess i’l take Nerochonus pertusum then.
Thats a sponge 
I (its an arrow)
V _ I know you know that I knew that you knew it was a sponge
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I know. Twentycharacters
Sorry, you can’t be that, its not advanced enough to control. You can only be a species with an asterisk next to it.
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Ah, i thought that meant it was a players species.
I guess i’l take Kapnosta eremitus then.
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you know, you can select a animal being used by a player, also Kapnosta eremitus is a tube worm so you cant move and that may get boring fast but seeing your last choice was a sponge that seems to be your goal.
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Are younsure you want to be that species? As Jellyfishmon says, that creature permanently sticks in one spot. You can be a species that another player already plays as, if you weren’t aware.
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Action: Eat ze fouud
Yeah, i was sorta planning on evolving something to be like this anyway. Also even if i got bored of being stationary i could evolve a form of movement, right? or am i locked on this path?
All of your actions will literally be, “Action: Filter food”, and if it fails, all you’ll get is, “You don’t filter enough and die.”
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since you are so specialized for your stationary niche becoming mobile would be difficult and you would probably be out competed by the more complex organisms since your so simple and primitive
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I mean, he could always become a plant. Sure, it’d be boring, but he’d live
I don’t think we can become plants.
Not with that attitude we can’t.
…seriously, can we not?
alright im now in the game thank you stealth and I choose Thanostoma mediossium
when my animal splits off I want it to be named
Majesticus corgius
and this shall be my calling card (also please someone make this thair profile pic please)
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The problem is that any other organism i could choose didn’t fit the evolutionary path i want to go down (a sorta squid/Crab/Ammonite hybrid.) and it would take longer and be harder to evolve them from their current state than a organism that is already in a simple state. Plus Kapnosta Eremitus already has traits that suit my ideas.
you should join the discord and have conversations like this there so we can keep this forum relatively clean
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I would but the link expired.
Round 58
Extra Stuff
Music: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T1_wnREGllg
Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB
Eztan Extant Ecosystems: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Book of the Dead: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY
~14.5 million years into the Atroxian~
Pagosian Stage
Season: Northern Summer, Southern Winter
Time of Day: Dusk (W), Morning (E)
Event - 4 (No Disaster)
Global Climate: The general climate of Ezta is warm, with an average global temperature of 20 degrees, and fairly wet and tropical. This is because greenhouse gases are at a decent level, but oxygen levels are now also climbing. However, many deserts stretch across the continent of Uteeno, as they are too far from the coast to recover rain. The sea levels are quite high, and there are no ice caps.
After the epidemic that savaged the surface of the ocean and seas, Jellyfishmon’s Disease seems to have burnt itself out, and the numbers suffering have dropped. The populations have recovered.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (VU)
DEEP SOUTH-WEST UTEENESSA OCEAN
The consistent power of the hydrothermal vent that gushes hot, smoky water into the ocean seems to have stopped, and so do the others that surround you. The smell of chemicals is becoming fainter. Fortunately, there is still some microbial food around, but their numbers seem to be reducing. (1 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 55%
Nutrition: 33/35
Maturity: 90%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 15cm
Veroina ericius
Status: VU
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 38
Size: 16.5cm (length - although this includes spines, the body itself is 6.5cm)
Predecessor: Kapnosta limus
Classification: Veroinidae, Kardiaskulidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Fix Smell = 3, Sense of Smell = 5, Spikes = 6
Description: With the abundance of predators in these dangerous waters, it only makes sense for species to evolve extra defences. Veroina ericius have developed defences that are almost impenetrable; they have spiky spines sticking out all over their tubular body, with an average length of about 5cm. These spines are also toxic. Predators are unlikely to be able to get to the flesh underneath the spines without causing great damage to themselves. Therefore, areas that were once off-limits because of predators are now open, and Veroina ericius would be able to colonise the shallow seas, in addition to their previous range, if they were adapted to deal with the warmer temperatures. They also use these spines to walk across the seafloor but can no longer swim. Furthermore, they have lost the slime on their scales that gave them a strong smell, but have gained an olfactory sense with the appearance of olfactory receptors studded around the body. With this ability, Veroina ericius can track the smell of chemicals to hydrothermal vents and brine pools, making food easier to find in the deep ocean. All of this makes Veroina ericius the most common animal in the ocean - the only downside is that the spines make mating an awkward tangle.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Open Circulatory System, Tubular Heart, Web of Capillaries Over Muscles, Axochord, Notochord, Four Gill Slits, Two Gill Frills, Pharynx, Large Pinhole Eyes With Lenses (2 on top of head, one on front), Heat-Proof Scales, Cartilage Vertebrae
@agenttine
Thanostoma mediossium (LC)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
Luckily, you hatch out into the shallow sea, and in the fading light of the sun, you perceive a round enclosed area, lined with seaweed, and almost devoid of other animal life. A hole in one wall seems to lead into a dark cave. [It seems familiar somehow…] You start to feed on the seaweed and seamoss, joined by your siblings. (6 + 1 - Congrats! You have won a bonus -1 or +1 for any player of your choice, including yourself, useable for next round only.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 90%
Nutrition: 53/53
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 9cm
Thanostoma mediossium
Status: LC
Timespan: R.50 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Digestive Enzymes = 1, Plant-Eating Teeth = 5, Bony Body = 4
Description: This is the first bony animal of Ezta, with the vertebra and jaw now being formed of bone rather than cartilage, so it is stiffer but stronger. The tail has remained cartilaginous to maintain its flexibility . At the front of the jaw is a group of very square teeth, which are the prime shape for biting off bits of vegetation. The venomous canines are now only for defence, as this animal is a complete herbivore. The bacteria in its gut are only able to break down plant matter; they require the bits of food to be even tinier and without better ways of mechanical digestion, they often regurgitate the food if it is too large. There is an abundance of food, and they are quite capable of defending themselves, which means they have a fairly stable population.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head)
@immortaldragon
Achmachelus etalas (LC)
EQUATORIAL UTEENESSA OCEAN, MID OCEAN
You thought you had escaped the peril of the surface by swimming deeper. But before you had left, you had already ingested the fatal Jellyfishmonicus bacteria. It just took a bit longer for you to feel the effects, but you soon do, as a splitting pain hits you. Soon after, you are dead and one of the last victims of the epidemic. (1 - 1 - I really didn’t want to kill you, but you got zero.)
Status
Health: Dead
Fitness: 60%
Nutrition: 27 / 28
Maturity: 90%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 6.5cm
Achmachelus etalas
Status: LC
Timespan: R.43 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Mid Ocean, Ocean Surface, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus subitamortis
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: N/A
Description: This filter-feeder has a liver full of oils and fats, substances lighter than water and allowing them to float. This means that they can comfortably inhabit areas of open ocean. The depth doesn’t bother them, because they have oils rather than a swim bladder and so are safe from pressure. However, they have wide ungainly fins which make for slow swimming. Cup eyes help them sense the direction of the surface and tell between daylight and nighttime.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail
@soundwave
Thanostoma aquaprinceps (LC)
MANAURAI SEA
You hatch out, and the fading light of the day indicates you have been born in a shallow sea. Your place of birth is a flat stretch of sand. On one side of you, the floor appears to dip lower. Another way, outcrops of rocks become more frequent. (3 + 1)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 100%
Nutrition: 16.5/33
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 7cm
Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Status: LC
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate Seas
Niche: Apex Predator
Nutritional Value: 80
Size: 17cm
Predecessor: Makoura jousteri
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Blue Pigmentation = 3, Pinhole eyes = 6, Jaw = 5
Description: The outwards-jutting tusks of their ancestors have morphed into long, dangerous and venomous canines which are a deadly contribution to the new jaw. Two large pinhole eyes, that the animal is able to swivel slightly for increased range of sight, on the side of the head scan the ocean for prey. Few animals can withstand an attack from this mouth. All of this makes this species the top predator of its time, as well as also being able to occupy shallow water thanks to its blue pigment. It is only restricted by its lack of buoyancy.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cup Eyes
@blackink
Asteridermus gibbosi (EN)
DEEP SOUTH-WESTERN UTEENESSA OCEAN
Attracted by the sense of food, another Asteridermus appears very soon after. You approach it, but it wards you off until it gets to the corpse and eats its fill. You try again, and this time it is happier with you. You successfully reproduce. (5 + 1 - You may now choose three mutations.)
Status
Health: Punctured side wound
Fitness: 35%
Nutrition: 54/33
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 7cm
Asteridermus gibbosi
Status: EN
Timespan: R.41 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below 1000m
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 33
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Skelechelus inkenaria
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Fat = 5, Black Pigmentation = 2, Olfactory System = 1
Description: Unlike its ancestor, this species has a moderate, normal amount of fat surrounding its body, which means it is able to withstand the temperatures of the deep ocean. It now completely resides here. In addition, a collection of fat in the shape of a hump on the back stores extra resources. This is especially useful in the deep where food can be very scarce. They are also able to find each other well in the dark because of a covering of bioluminescent spots; they do not appear to be able to control these with their nervous systems, as the spots keep flashing randomly in the dark. However, this means both prey and predators with eyes know where they are.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head)
@louix
Almoskulus caecorum (NT)
DEEP SOUTHERN POLAR OCEAN
You sit on an outcrop and filter passing microbes, and there are plenty of them as an upwelling current is slowly pushing water upwards, past your feeding spot. (6 + 1 - Congrats! You have won a bonus -1 or +1 for any player of your choice, including yourself, useable for next round only.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 90%
Nutrition: 0.9/2.5
Maturity: 35%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.8cm
Almoskulus caecorum
Status: NT
Timespan: R.57 - Present
Habitat: Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, up to 2000m below sea level, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 7
Size: 2.3cm
Predecessor: Argoskulus rubrumi
Classification: Almoskulusidae, Squickidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Eyes = 6, Fins = 5, Defense = 1
Description: Blank, white eyeballs hang off the edge of short, protruding eyestalks that stick out straight to the sides of the head. These are the most complex eyes on Ezta. This gives them much increased coverage in terms of sight, and can see pretty much all around them, although it comes at a fairly hefty nutritional price. In order to have eyes on stalks, Almoskulus caecorum evolved a white sclera to contain the compartments of the eye, and a vitreous humour to hold its shape. There eyes are blank looking because they have no iris or pupil to control the amount of the light that reaches them. Another adaptation of this animal is the emergence of a pair of pectoral fins, close to the head. This do not aid in swimming much, but rather can be used to walk quicker across the seafloor, where the spend most of their time. They also position the head upwards and improve filtration a little. This fins are short but sturdy and curve underneath the tubular body, which varies between red and transparent. In a pinch, these fins can be used to spring upwards and utilise their membranes to glide. To avoid predators is even more crucial for this species, because their skin is especially weak and easy to cut. They thrive best on upper continental slopes, where light still reaches, but also are found commonly in open, relatively deep areas of shallow temperate and polar seas. Below the light level, their eyes becomes useless, and their weakness has no defence.
Previous Mutations: Muscles, Fleshy Membrane (along back and underside), Chemoreceptors, Basic Instincts, Three Gill Slits, Yellow Pigmentation, Dentine Teeth, Open Circulatory System, Pinhole Eye With Lens (one on top of head), Notochord, Anti-freeze Proteins, Slow Reactions, Red-Transparent Colour Shifting, Small Tentacles
@Biologicah
Codowecoi fyuxuul (LC)
DEEP NORTHERN POLAR OCEAN
You are forced to rest on the floor, and manage to recuperate a lot of your energy as you are not interrupted. When you awaken, a tiny, young Glistroskulus louixi wanders across your path, not noticing your resting body, and you practically eat it whole to regain some much needed nutrition. (6 + 1 - Congrats! You have won a bonus -1 or +1 for any player of your choice, including yourself, useable for next round only.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 75%
Nutrition: 5/10
Maturity: 85%
Temp: Cold
Current Size: 3cm
Codowecoi fyuxuul
Status: LC
Timespan: R.53 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate & Polar Seas
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 3.5cm
Predecessor: Fosdelus gelida
Classification: Codowecoidae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Water Propulsion = 4, Improve photoreceptors = 5, Improve muscles = 6
Description: This species is very widespread across the floor of the deep oceans and the temperate shallow seas, where it has substrate to burrow into, which it can now do thanks to it’s hydrostatic skeleton; this is formed of circular and longitudinal muscles surrounding the body which contains water. The muscles contracting on the water of the body creates a form of locomotion. Added to this is a muscular tube, with an opening at the rear, called a hyponome. Water flows into this gap, then is expelled by the contraction of these muscles, creating a burst of speed. All in all, including the fins that it still retains, this is a relatively quick animal, although it’s form of locomotion restricts it to the seabed. It also has three cup eyes on its head, which are only useful in shallow sea populations, so it can tell the direction of light, and if the light gets blocked this can serve as a threat warning. When threatened by predators it can escape by burrowing into the substrate. Due to the hydrostatic skeleton requiring more manoeuvrability, it has lost its scales.
Previous Mutations: Bitter Chemicals, Chemoreceptors, Proboscis, Hydrostatic Muscle Fins (2 vertical near centre of body), Sharp Beak, Digestive Carnivorous Enzymes, Bigger, Blue Pigmentation, Open Circulatory System, Glittery Scales, Anti-Freeze Proteins
@svrangite
Kapnosta eremitus (VU)
DEEP NORTHERN POLAR OCEAN
You hatch out into darkness, and immediately you need to find a spot to live, before your shell and sticky end form. (2 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 100%
Nutrition: 2.5/5
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.85cm
Kapnosta eremitus
Status: VU
Timespan: R.43 - Present
Habitat: Hydrothermal Vents (Deep Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 50
Size: 8.5cm
Predecessor: Kapnosta limus
Classification: Kardiaskulidae, Kardiaskulidea, Tubulosa
Latest Mutations: Calcium Carbonate Shell, Heat Resistance, Tentacles
Description: Stuck to the chimneys of hydrothermal vents and the surrounding areas are hardy Kapnosta. They hide inside a limestone shell that they build around themselves which sticks to a surface permanently. They have evolved increased resistance to heat to survive such constant exposure to high temperatures. The only problem is that whilst they are safe inside their shells, they have tentacles used for catching particles of food hanging out, exposed.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Open Circulatory System, Tubular Heart, Web of Capillaries Over Muscles, Axochord, Notochord, Four Gill Slits, Two Gill Frills, Pharynx, Large Pinhole Eyes With Lenses (2 on top of head, one on front), Heat-Proof Scales, Cartilage Vertebrae
@jellyfishmon
Thanostoma mediossium (LC)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF
You hatch out onto the floor of a shallow sea, but the first thing you see instead of getting a look of your surroundings is the looming shape of a Regemsitula, descending on you and your siblings, barbed tentacles waving menacingly. (1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 100%
Nutrition: 26.5/53
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 9cm
Thanostoma mediossium
Status: LC
Timespan: R.50 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: All Temperate Seas
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 19cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma aquaprinceps
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Digestive Enzymes = 1, Plant-Eating Teeth = 5, Bony Body = 4
Description: This is the first bony animal of Ezta, with the vertebra and jaw now being formed of bone rather than cartilage, so it is stiffer but stronger. The tail has remained cartilaginous to maintain its flexibility . At the front of the jaw is a group of very square teeth, which are the prime shape for biting off bits of vegetation. The venomous canines are now only for defence, as this animal is a complete herbivore. The bacteria in its gut are only able to break down plant matter; they require the bits of food to be even tinier and without better ways of mechanical digestion, they often regurgitate the food if it is too large. There is an abundance of food, and they are quite capable of defending themselves, which means they have a fairly stable population.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Axochord, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Notochord, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head)
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