Hooray for being unaffected!
+1 on Jellyfishmon, maybe he’ll survive?
Action: Eat some moss as well as some sand to digest it.
2 Likes
Action: go down the slope and search for food
(I really hope i don’t get bad rolls when i evolve thats what got my last species killed off if i remember correctly) and also ty for the new round
1 Like
sigh
here we go again
2 Likes
Action: Be born I guess 
1 Like
Round 67
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
~16.75 million years into the Atroxian~
Fressian Stage
Season: Northern Autumn, Southern Spring
Time of Day: Morning (W), Dusk (E)
Event - 5 (Major 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.
In the temperate rivers, lakes and estuaries, there are many herbivores or filter feeders and no predators of these animals. In this haven, they have grown to intense numbers in these areas, particularly in the Oliver River, limited only by the amount of food. A few animals start to exhibit some worrying signs; they seem not to be able to see where they are going. They have in fact, gone blind as their eyes are eaten by a parasitic protist. Most likely, they will die. The parasites are hardier than bacteria, surviving both fresh and brackish water, and the spread of the disease is exacerbated by the close-packed and unhygienic conditions of these rivers.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (CR)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, NORTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
You hatch out on the pitch black abyssal plain. You can sense virtually nothing around you by smell, except for your siblings that hatched out of the capsule with you. You are small enough to be planktonic. (2)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 1.5/2 (75%)
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.8cm
Veroina ericius
Status: EN
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below thermocline
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
Petrocoilius rivieri (EN) - Male
LAKE BY OLIVER RIVER, TEMPERATE LAKE
You sit on the bottom of the river, and ingest some of the gritty substrate. Then, you head over to the edge of the river and feed on some of the aquatic moss. As you do so, you do not even realise that the flow is slowly dragging you down stream. At one point, the river diverges, and you go one way, into a small, but plant-filled, murky lake. The water is starting to get cooler and the layer of algae over the lake starts to thin. You notice a few other Petrocoilius bumping into rocks and each other and avoid them. (6)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 104/74 (140%)
Maturity: 70%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 14cm
Petrocoilius rivieri
Status: EN
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Distribution: Temperate Rivers & Temperate, Shallow Lakes
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 20cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma mediossium
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Grinding Plants = 4, Genders = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 4
Description: A long, tapering eel-like animal with a pair of venomous spikes at the end of the tail, it has bony vertebra and jaw, and cartilage in the tail. The jaw has mainly square vegetation-eating teeth, but also two venomous canines. An attachment to the side of the stomach has evolved, which is more muscular and helps to breakdown the plant matter that it ingests. Larger pieces can now be eaten and digested. This attachment is known as a gizzard, and requires the animal to swallow stones or grit to grind up the food. Furthermore, this species now has two genders, with the males and females each carrying only one type of germ cell. There are only half as many potential mates now, but the genetic diversity is greater. They live in freshwater, with the gills actually helping to increase salt intake, rather than to expel salt. Here, there is no competition and they are flourishing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@immortaldragon
Icthyotelus sinspica (EN)
OLIVER RIVER DELTA, TEMPERATE ESTUARY
You hatch out into the murky estuary, detecting the presence of a lot of fellow members of your species. You are part of the plankton at the surface, which is plentiful, and feed on the microbes. The water starts to get cooler, and the plankton level start to decrease. Some of the other animals around, appear to be knocking into fins and swimming in a jerky fashion. (5)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 10/8 (120%)
Maturity: 25%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.75cm
Icthyotelus sinspica
Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuaries
Distribution: Temperate Estauries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus etalas
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Description: Unlike all it’s living relatives and some of its ancestors, the long tail has no spikes. It probably lost them as there was a lack of predators in their range; they live only in temperate estuaries, where the brackish water is just the right balance to suit their rather limited salt intake abilities. Overall, this is a relatively small area to live, but it is the only animal that lives here. The pectoral fins have become smaller, and more streamlined like a ray-finned fish; they are held against the body and composed of a cartilage limb branching off the vertebrae and three supports covered in skin. Muscles in the limb make it move, so this animal is faster than its ancestors.
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 (NT)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You go down the slope towards the edge of the continental shelf, but it appears rather empty here. Furthermore, you seem to have picked up a weak flu, which has drained your energy a little. The water here is now starting to get cooler. (2)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 1.6/4 (40%)
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.85cm
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
WESTERN SHELF, TROPICAL SHALLOW SEA
Asteridermus luminaria (LC)
You hatch out into a sheltered area. You can smell a mass of food, close to the surface, over what seems to be a massive reef. You float towards the surface, being planktonic, and feed on some of the smaller zooplankton using electrolocation to find them. In such rich waters, you grow quickly. (5 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 21/15 (140%)
Maturity: 45%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 3.15cm
Asteridermus luminaria
Status: LC
Timespan: R.59 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate and Tropical Seas
Niche: Apex Predator, Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 33
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Asteridermus gibbosi
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Olfaction = 4, Temperature Tolerance = 6, Control Bioluminescence = 3
Description: This species very closely resembles its ancestor, owning a long tapering body with flashing bioluminescent lights, except it is now black. The other differences are much more difficult to spot; above the mouth, invisible to the naked eye are olfactory receptors, which provide a rudimentary way of tracking prey and mapping its surroundings. Electrolocation is still much more useful and precise. A development in the area of the brain allows Asteridermus luminaria to have more control over its bioluminescence. It can turn them on and off at will, but does so all at once with all of them. The spots cannot be controlled individually but as a group. Internally, this animal has adapted its body’s chemistry to cope with the temperatures of shallower water, including temperate and tropical seas. It is therefore much more widespread then it’s predecessor, and slightly more successful. It would live in tropical seas too, except there is no sustainable food source there for this species.
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), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights
@Biologicah
Roharasra wotupiowui (EN)
MANAURAI SEA, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You hatch out of your capsule, so small that you could be planktonic if you weren’t on the sand bed. You are in quite a shallow area, although you are near a rocky outcrop, where benthic filter-feeders seem to gather to filter. You locate a young Almoskulus there, and spear it before eating it. (6)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 7.5/5.5 (130%)
Maturity: 35%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.75cm
Roharasra wotupiowui
Status: EN
Timespan: R.67 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: Temperate Seas of the Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 5cm
Predecessor: Codowecoi koalazk
Classification: Roharasrae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Exoskeleton = 4, Improve Muscles = 4, Limbs = 2
Info: In the shallow temperate seas, where predation is highest, the first animals with an exoskeleton, although partial, appeared. They are more protected and suffer less from predation than their cousins. However, the exoskeleton does not work well with movement; it has slowed the worm down greatly, as movement by hydrostatic skeleton is now a struggle. Mainly, this species chooses to move in spurts, using water propulsion to dash quickly over short distances to kill their prey, typically Almoskulus. Overall, they are a much smaller population than even their own ancestors.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin. Underneath the armour, the animal has a hydrostatic skeleton composed of strong, longitudinal muscles, which seem to be slightly more powerful than those of its predecessors. At the front, the characteristic sharp beak protrudes from a proboscis. There are four pinhole eyes, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. A muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. Inside their body, they have a simple gut leading to an anus, a stomach containing digestive carnivorous bacteria, a nerve network and small bunch of ganglia, and an open circulatory system filled with blue-green hemacoel. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel.
Previous Mutations: Bitter Chemicals, Chemoreceptors, Proboscis, Hydrostatic Muscle Fins (2 vertical near centre of body) (D), Sharp Beak, Digestive Carnivorous Enzymes, Bigger, Blue Pigmentation, Open Circulatory System, Glittery Scales (D), Anti-Freeze Proteins, Water Propulsion, Cup Eyes, Hydrostatic Skeleton, Pinhole Eyes
@svrangite
Kapnosta eremitus (EN)
UTEENSESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
You hatch out in the pitch black with an area with a slight warmth to it. Immediately, you feel the instinct to find a spot to stick to and filter from for the rest of your life, before your shell develops. (4)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 75%
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.4cm
Kapnosta eremitus
Status: NT
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)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
With a tremendous effort born of desperation, you flop your body down the beach towards the waves of the sea. Fortunately, you did not get tossed too far up the beach. You somehow make it back into the sea, carried the rest of the way by the outgoing water. Battered and bruised but alive, you carry on your life in the shallow sands, dotted with seaweed and small creatures. (6 + 1 = You have won a bonus +1 or -1 to use on any player, including yourself.)
Status
Health: Battered
Fitness: 65/101 (65%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 19cm
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)
@PositiveTower
Petrocoilius rivieri (EN)
LAKE BY OLIVER RIVER, TEMPERATE LAKE
You hatch out into the murky waters of a lake, surrounded by many aquatic mosses, with the water tinged with algae. Quickly, you start to feed on the nearby moss. The water starts to cool and a few other members of your species seem to be bumping into a lot of things. (6 + 1 = You have won a bonus +1 or -1 to use on any player, include yourself.)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 48/37 (130%)
Maturity: 35%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 7cm
Petrocoilius rivieri
Status: EN
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Distribution: Temperate Rivers & Temperate, Shallow Lakes
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 20cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma mediossium
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Grinding Plants = 4, Genders = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 4
Description: A long, tapering eel-like animal with a pair of venomous spikes at the end of the tail, it has bony vertebra and jaw, and cartilage in the tail. The jaw has mainly square vegetation-eating teeth, but also two venomous canines. An attachment to the side of the stomach has evolved, which is more muscular and helps to breakdown the plant matter that it ingests. Larger pieces can now be eaten and digested. This attachment is known as a gizzard, and requires the animal to swallow stones or grit to grind up the food. Furthermore, this species now has two genders, with the males and females each carrying only one type of germ cell. There are only half as many potential mates now, but the genetic diversity is greater. They live in freshwater, with the gills actually helping to increase salt intake, rather than to expel salt. Here, there is no competition and they are flourishing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@louix
Almoskulus caecorum (NT)
MANAURAI SEA, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You hatch out in a sandy plain of a shallow sea. You are so tiny that you are suspended in the water level, held up by the viscosity of the water without having to expend energy. There does not appear to be much food around in your immediate area. The water seems to be warming up slightly. (2)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 1.1/1.5 (75%)
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.15mm
Almoskulus caecorum
Status: NT
Timespan: R.57 - Present
Habitat: Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, up to 1000m 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
2 Likes
great, i still don’t have limbs
Action: Search for food
im alive! thank you tine for that and thank you stealth for the round
Action: find a mate (+1 on me)
Well, here we go again towards an adventure!
Action: Predate the interior of the coral and hunt around it.
Darned eye-eating protists, get off my lake!
Action: Eat some more algae in an isolated part of the lake, and viciously attack the eyes of any blind riveri that comes close.
Dang, poor things. Good thing I avoided the parasite. At least for now.
Action: Filter feed in the estuary. Avoiding these animals acting erratically as best I can.
welp i know what im gonna do next
look for food
Action: Swim towards the warmth looking for a good spot to settle down on.
Action:Do what agenttine do
Use +1 on myself
Action : Eat
Action: relocate while hunting
Round 68
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
~17 million years into the Atroxian~
Fressian Stage
Season: Northern Autumn, Southern Spring
Time of Day: Midday (W), Midnight (E)
Event - None
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.
The protist plague continues but the numbers of the affected are dwindling with the onset of winter.
@RoboTrannic
Veroina ericius (CR)
UTEENESSA OCEAN, NORTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
A gentle, deep ocean current brushes you along the seafloor, and at your size you are powerless to do anything about it. Fortunately, the current drives you towards a spot of warmer water, and you can smell the telltale chemicals of a vent. After the lift from the current, you walk on your spines towards the smell, and begin to filter in a spot below the vent. You can also smell the presence of other Veroina and some Kapnosta erimitus [Svrangite]. (5)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 4/4 (105%)
Maturity: 10%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.6cm
Veroina ericius
Status: EN
Timespan: R.52 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean)
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, below thermocline
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
Petrocoilius rivieri (EN) - Male
LAKE BY OLIVER RIVER, TEMPERATE LAKE
The algal layer on the surface of the now cool lake, has thinned a lot and your food has also started to wither in the autumn. But there is still some left that you manage to find through the murk and you just about manage to keep away from the diseased animals, whilst eating the remnants. In fact, now you have grown into an adult size, ready to reproduce. With the reduction in food, the ill animals have started to die off in greater numbers. (5)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 140/101 (140%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 20cm
Petrocoilius rivieri
Status: EN
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Distribution: Temperate Rivers & Temperate, Shallow Lakes
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 20cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma mediossium
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Grinding Plants = 4, Genders = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 4
Description: A long, tapering eel-like animal with a pair of venomous spikes at the end of the tail, it has bony vertebra and jaw, and cartilage in the tail. The jaw has mainly square vegetation-eating teeth, but also two venomous canines. An attachment to the side of the stomach has evolved, which is more muscular and helps to breakdown the plant matter that it ingests. Larger pieces can now be eaten and digested. This attachment is known as a gizzard, and requires the animal to swallow stones or grit to grind up the food. Furthermore, this species now has two genders, with the males and females each carrying only one type of germ cell. There are only half as many potential mates now, but the genetic diversity is greater. They live in freshwater, with the gills actually helping to increase salt intake, rather than to expel salt. Here, there is no competition and they are flourishing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@immortaldragon
Icthyotelus sinspica (EN)
OLIVER RIVER DELTA, TEMPERATE ESTUARY
Even though the cool water is becoming less populated with phytoplankton, you are able to feed ok, filtering around the surface, and growing larger. Your surroundings seem normal, if a little crowded. (4)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 18/15 (125%)
Maturity: 50%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 3.5cm
Icthyotelus sinspica
Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuaries
Distribution: Temperate Estauries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 31
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Achmachelus etalas
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Description: Unlike all it’s living relatives and some of its ancestors, the long tail has no spikes. It probably lost them as there was a lack of predators in their range; they live only in temperate estuaries, where the brackish water is just the right balance to suit their rather limited salt intake abilities. Overall, this is a relatively small area to live, but it is the only animal that lives here. The pectoral fins have become smaller, and more streamlined like a ray-finned fish; they are held against the body and composed of a cartilage limb branching off the vertebrae and three supports covered in skin. Muscles in the limb make it move, so this animal is faster than its ancestors.
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 (NT)
NORTH-WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
You head back towards the coast and up the slope, hugging the seafloor. Closer to the coast, you spot a baby Thanostoma minor, resting on the sand. You move in for the kill, and bite down on the unsuspecting animal’s head, killing it instantly. Then you eat it’s body. Ahead of you, where the water becomes really shallow, a bunch of smaller animals have been deposited here by tidal forces, when the tide went out. (5 + 1)
Status:
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 3.5/4 (85%)
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 0.85cm
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
WESTERN SHELF, TROPICAL SHALLOW SEA
Asteridermus luminaria (LC)
You slip into a crevice in the reef, following a smell and explore the gap. You head right to the end of the little tunnel that had been bored into it, but it seems nothing is hiding in this hole anymore and the scent must be a slightly old one. (2 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 25/21 (120%)
Maturity: 65%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 4.5cm
Asteridermus luminaria
Status: LC
Timespan: R.59 - Present
Habitat: Deep Ocean, Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Under Temperate and Tropical Uteenessa Ocean, All Temperate and Tropical Seas
Niche: Apex Predator, Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 33
Size: 7cm
Predecessor: Asteridermus gibbosi
Classification: Makryostusidae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Olfaction = 4, Temperature Tolerance = 6, Control Bioluminescence = 3
Description: This species very closely resembles its ancestor, owning a long tapering body with flashing bioluminescent lights, except it is now black. The other differences are much more difficult to spot; above the mouth, invisible to the naked eye are olfactory receptors, which provide a rudimentary way of tracking prey and mapping its surroundings. Electrolocation is still much more useful and precise. A development in the area of the brain allows Asteridermus luminaria to have more control over its bioluminescence. It can turn them on and off at will, but does so all at once with all of them. The spots cannot be controlled individually but as a group. Internally, this animal has adapted its body’s chemistry to cope with the temperatures of shallower water, including temperate and tropical seas. It is therefore much more widespread then it’s predecessor, and slightly more successful. It would live in tropical seas too, except there is no sustainable food source there for this species.
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), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights
@Biologicah
Roharasra wotupiowui (EN)
MANAURAI SEA, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
The outcrop that you used for hunting is very close to the surface, so close in fact that on a particularly windy day, the wave action at the surface knocked you off. You float gently into the small depression underneath, surrounded by the rocks, but find no food here. (3)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 10/8 (120%)
Maturity: 55%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 2.75cm
Roharasra wotupiowui
Status: EN
Timespan: R.67 - Present
Habitat: Shallow Sea
Distribution: Temperate Seas of the Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Minor Predator
Nutritional Value: 11
Size: 5cm
Predecessor: Codowecoi koalazk
Classification: Roharasrae, Codowecoidea, Aquamusculida
Latest Mutations: Exoskeleton = 4, Improve Muscles = 4, Limbs = 2
Info: In the shallow temperate seas, where predation is highest, the first animals with an exoskeleton, although partial, appeared. They are more protected and suffer less from predation than their cousins. However, the exoskeleton does not work well with movement; it has slowed the worm down greatly, as movement by hydrostatic skeleton is now a struggle. Mainly, this species chooses to move in spurts, using water propulsion to dash quickly over short distances to kill their prey, typically Almoskulus. Overall, they are a much smaller population than even their own ancestors.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin. Underneath the armour, the animal has a hydrostatic skeleton composed of strong, longitudinal muscles, which seem to be slightly more powerful than those of its predecessors. At the front, the characteristic sharp beak protrudes from a proboscis. There are four pinhole eyes, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. A muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. Inside their body, they have a simple gut leading to an anus, a stomach containing digestive carnivorous bacteria, a nerve network and small bunch of ganglia, and an open circulatory system filled with blue-green hemacoel. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel.
Previous Mutations: Bitter Chemicals, Chemoreceptors, Proboscis, Hydrostatic Muscle Fins (2 vertical near centre of body) (D), Sharp Beak, Digestive Carnivorous Enzymes, Bigger, Blue Pigmentation, Open Circulatory System, Glittery Scales (D), Anti-Freeze Proteins, Water Propulsion, Cup Eyes, Hydrostatic Skeleton, Pinhole Eyes
@svrangite
Kapnosta eremitus (EN)
UTEENSESSA OCEAN, SOUTH-WEST, DEEP OCEAN
You move towards the warmth, skimming across the seafloor. The water gets suddenly much hotter, and you find yourself pressed against a tall rocky vent. Your sticky end develops, anchoring you to the spot, and then the carbonate tube forms around you. After the effort of finding a perfect location, you filter your reward of microbes from the water. (4)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 40/27 (150%)
Maturity: 55%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 4.65cm
Kapnosta eremitus
Status: NT
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)
WESTERN SHELF, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
After escaping the almost of certain death of being beached, you rest for a moment. The forces of the tide going out dragged you further out, along with other animals. One of these animals is an adult Thanostoma mediossium. You approach it and successfully reproduce, although you don’t have much energy to spare. (3 + 1 = You may now choose three mutations. Congrats!)
Status
Health: Battered
Fitness: 10/101 (10%)
Maturity: 100%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 19cm
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)
@PositiveTower
Petrocoilius rivieri (EN) - Male
LAKE BY OLIVER RIVER, TEMPERATE LAKE
Although the general number of algae is slowly dropping, you find a secluded little inlet running off the lake, with quite a bit of seamoss remaining and little competition. You manage to avoid the sick animals, but they still remain out in the lake, blindly marching through the murk. You eat as much of the seamoss as you can. (4 + 1 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 135/90 (150%)
Maturity: 85%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 17cm
Petrocoilius rivieri
Status: EN
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Rivers, Lakes
Distribution: Temperate Rivers & Temperate, Shallow Lakes
Niche: Herbivore
Nutritional Value: 101
Size: 20cm
Predecessor: Thanostoma mediossium
Classification: Makouradae, Spinacheliforme, Caudara
Latest Mutations: Grinding Plants = 4, Genders = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 4
Description: A long, tapering eel-like animal with a pair of venomous spikes at the end of the tail, it has bony vertebra and jaw, and cartilage in the tail. The jaw has mainly square vegetation-eating teeth, but also two venomous canines. An attachment to the side of the stomach has evolved, which is more muscular and helps to breakdown the plant matter that it ingests. Larger pieces can now be eaten and digested. This attachment is known as a gizzard, and requires the animal to swallow stones or grit to grind up the food. Furthermore, this species now has two genders, with the males and females each carrying only one type of germ cell. There are only half as many potential mates now, but the genetic diversity is greater. They live in freshwater, with the gills actually helping to increase salt intake, rather than to expel salt. Here, there is no competition and they are flourishing.
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), Weak Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Half Bony Body
@louix
Almoskulus caecorum (NT)
MANAURAI SEA, TEMPERATE SHALLOW SEA
Above you, algae blooms at the surface. You wriggle towards it through the viscous water, but unfortunately the patch you were heading for is suddenly swallowed up by a comparatively massive adult Achmachelus etalas. (2 + 1)
Status
Health: Healthy
Fitness: 0.45/1.5 (30%)
Maturity: 5%
Temp: Ok
Current Size: 1.15mm
Almoskulus caecorum
Status: NT
Timespan: R.57 - Present
Habitat: Continental Slope (Mid Ocean), Shallow Sea
Distribution: Uteenessa Ocean, up to 1000m 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
2 Likes
Action: Try to get out of the depression, and search for fude
Eat some more
Action: Filter feed
Also please don’t eat me
thank you for the round stealth
Mutation 1: Two Genders
Mutation 2: Bigger Eggs
Mutation 3: Intelligence