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Maybe this go around will go better, thanks for the round!

Action: Feed on some of the algae, avoiding the Pneumachasminia as best I can.

952

Round 116 - P.1

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~29 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Early Winter (North), Early Summer (South)
Time of Day: Morning (West), Dusk (East)
Event: None

Species: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Biomes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1079__KZqoqQ5PQkA5gr4rMSIGIHx1UN1RwMa__ZNPV8

Detailed Species Stats

Eztaā€™s Natural History: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY

Reward Shop

Rewards are subject to change.

  • Bonus Point: Get a + or -1 to use on the action roll of any player, yourself included. = 1pt
  • Guaranteed Action: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. = 3pts
  • Guaranteed Evolution: Use this on an action to definitely roll a 4 or higher. You can save them up and use multiple at once. = 4pts
  • Helping Hand: At the next opportunity, take the reigns of the evolution of an uncontrolled species. = 5pts
  • Call of the Wild: Summon an event that focuses on any specific area of the world you choose. However, the event is random and may be larger than you anticipate. = 8pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 10pts

State of the World: The global temperature is at about 18c, and there is a high level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Very small moss-like plants exist on land, specifically only in rainy wetlands but most of it is still bare and rocky. Due to the minimal plant life, the atmosphere is oxygen-moderate. There are two supercontinents, Olympia in the north and Tartarus in the south, with the sea transgressing over a lot of land. The continents are surrounded by the superocean Uteenessa, and in-between lies a comparatively small ocean called the Gaia Ocean. The sea levels are high, about 150m above standard, which makes the continental slope begin about 350m below the surface. The ocean is acidic, and the lysocline sits at 2000m. The planet is not currently very tectonically active.

A harmful algal bloom spreads from a river into the nearby sea, depleting the water of oxygen until all animals suffocate to death. Two new species have evolved, Hemithatues novaglacianus and Dolophonaskulus rhinocerosai.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn (CR)
SAYAMYANARIK GULF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Summer, Dusk
You are in darkening, fairly murky, warm water. Around you, as far as you can see is empty sandy plain, except for the half-eaten Phyoskulus corpse. However, you can detect something large moving towards you and it soon reveals itself in the faint light to be another Xirnikrozz. You keep your distance and watch as it strips the remaining flesh off the carcass. When it is finished, the Xirnikrozz approaches you. You successfully reproduce. (6 = Well done! You have successfully passed on your genes; letā€™s hope they fit. Choose X mutations to try and evolve.)
Stats
Maturity: 100% (2/8 - Young Adult)
Current Size: 31cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 163.4/210.8 (77.5%)
Stamina: 50%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism X 1.25

Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.107 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz uysaisiroai
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Olfactory Receptors = 2, Sharper Teeth = 5, Muscles = 1
Info: Emerging in the shadow of its stronger ancestor, Xirnikrozz invalidus is not a very succesful species, and retains only a small population. Although it has sharp serrated teeth, none of its prey species require particularly sharp teeth to handle and so this advantage is limited. The worst things are that it has olfactory receptors on the face which are not connected to the nervous system and simply waste energy, whilst they have incredibly weak, sparse muscles.
Description: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. Itā€™s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. Itā€™s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are stretched thin throughout the body and are weak. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.

Behaviour Traits
  1. Be vigilant.
  2. Do not eat own species.
  3. Remain near to capsules after they are laid.

@Agenttine - Points Stored = 0
Stellingus ubivus (LC)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Early Winter, Morning
You hatch into well-lit, clear, cool water. From what you can see, which is not much of a range in this lighting, you are being carried by an oceanic current and there is no land below you. You can perceive the shapes of a couple Masticephalus and Dictomedusus at the edge of your vision. (2 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 2.6/3.7 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Stellingus ubivus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Open Ocean, Temperate Open Ocean, Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 12.8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (61.5/10 x 12.8 =) 78.7NV
Predecessor: Stellingus vitta
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: High Salinity Level Tolerance
Info: All across the oceans, except for the poles, Stellingus ubivus has appeared. It is versatile whether it lives in tropical or temperate seawater, which has allowed to cross from the Southern Hemisphere into the Northern Hemisphere. It is still not the apex predator in either of the temperate zones because of its comparatively smaller size, but in the primitive tropics, where older animals still used to exist, it has become the dominant predator. Speaking of this, it has driven Thanostoma tropicae extinct, which has lived here for over 9 million years.
Anatomy: Stellingus has a long, blue tapering body, skirted by a ribbon on the top and underside, ending in a spiked whip-like tail. It has a cartilage jaw and two venomous canines surrounded by rather primitive teeth. Each side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye. It also has three gill slits, and a line of electroreceptors running down its body. Internally, a gut leads to a stomach containing carnivorous digestive bacteria and cartilage vertebrae runs down the spine. It has a swim bladder, centrally located in its body. A simple heart pumps the blood through its closed circulatory system, which supports organs such as muscles. It also has a nervous system composed of two nerve cords and rungs of nerves connected to a brain in the head.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Early Winter, Morning
You are in well-lit, murky, cool water. You head to the surface and start to cruise around, hoping to take in food. However, the light starts to strangely decrease again, despite you not changing in depth. Soon after that, you begin struggling to respire and start suffocating. You perish. (3 + 1 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth. You are incredibly unlucky, my friend.)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Icthyotelus sinspica

Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuary
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere Temperate Estuaries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 27.3NV
Size: 7cm (length)
Predecessor: Charitomenchelus etalas
Classification: Icthyotelusidae, Tyrannidea, Caudaria
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Info: Unlike all itā€™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.
Description: It has a tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side. It has two pectoral ray-fins and a pair of forward-facing cup eyes on the head. An oily liver helps to maintain buoyancy. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, is a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria
Discoverer: ImmortalDragon

@soundwave - Points Stored = 0
_Soundwavia amazonus (VU)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Early Winter, Morning
You are in well-lit, clear, cool water. You can detect the slight electrical presence of something moving steadily towards you and turn around to perceive a Regemsitula. With nowhere to hide but in the gloom of the open blue ocean, you flee from your would-be predator, and it poses no more threat as you easily outswim it. However, you have now lost the location of possible prey such as Masticpehalus and Dictomedusus. You detect nothing around you but empty ocean. (2)
Status:
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 3.1/6.1 (50%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Soundwavia amazonus

Status: VU
Temporal Range: R.115 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 19 = 115NP
Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Latest Mutations: Gender = 1, Eye = 4, Fins = 2
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Info: Interestingly, Soundwavia amazonus is an all-female species. Each animal contains only the female egg cells, which they use to produce genetically identical young but this must be stimulated by the presence of male sex cells stolen from sexually-reproducing Soundwavia vorei. This method of reproduction is known as gynogenesis. It results in a larger population but with less chance of evolution. It has true eyes that give it clear sight, making locating prey slightly easier but it also has smaller fins, which means it is slower than its predecessor.
Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two eyes, with cornea supported by vitreous humour and the retina at the back, sit on the side of the head and itā€™s mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of small pectoral flippers, as well as a tiny dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is dcontrolled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut. They contain only female egg cells.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

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@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Lampsichelus paladarus (NT) - Male
TROPICAL NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Open Ocean)
Early Winter, Morning
You are in well-lit, clear, hot water. You feel yourself being carried by a slow oceanic current. Three large Lampsichelus swim nearby and you move close to one of them, hoping to pick of scraps. It detects your presence and seems threatened. It lashes out with its tail, which makes you turn and swim away. It chases you for a short while before it gives in and drifts off. You can smell some sparse, small dots of marine snow and detect the retreating Lampsichelus. You are now very hungry. (2)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 0.9/3.6 (25%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5

Lampsichelus paladurus

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.91 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Open Ocean, Tropical Deep Ocean, Temperate Shallows, Temperate Deep Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Carnivorous Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 11.5 = 69.6NP
Predecessor: Asteridermus mutatiogenus
Classification: Skelechelusidae (f), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Can detect the presence of light above, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can smell odours up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Intestine = 1, Serrated Teeth = 2, Hanging Lure = 5, Oily Liver = 4
Info: In the darkness of the abyss, Lampsichelus is the most well-lit of all animals, able to put on quite a light show; as well as the numerous bioluminescent spots on its body that act as one, there is a bulb on the end of a barbel protruding from the jaw that also produces light - this is controlled independently of the others, and can be flicked up and down to be more enticing. However, rather than use it to catch prey, the lights for this species are more useful in terms of finding another individual for mating. This is because there is stiff competition for prey, such as Thanostoma altium, and so it is largely restricted to filtering flesh from marine snow. The most significant obstacle to being a little predator is that it has lost the teeth in the upper jaw, probably as a result of continual filter-feeding. (The species name means Gummy Joe.) Unlike its predecessors, it can control its own buoyancy now with an oil-filled liver, although it has a shrunken digestive system, making digestion less efficient.
Description: All over the black body tapering to a short, spiked tail are light blue bioluminescent spots, as well as a line of electroreceptors and three gills on each side. The two spikes are venomous. At the front, above the cartilage jawed mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. The jaw contains very simple, shapeless teeth but only on the lower jaw. A cartilage barbel protrudes out and down from the lower jaw, and has a light blue bioluminescent bulb and a hinging muscle at its base. A pair of oval fins, supported by rays of cartilage are attached vertically just behind the gills and there is a fatty hump on the back. Inside, the organs oare bathed in hemacoel by an open circulatory system. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. Itā€™s digestive system is proportionately very small and narrow, which consists of the stomach and gut. There is also a liver, which is filled with oils. The body has cartilage vertebrae running down the back and is controlled by two nerve cords and a rung of nerves. The tiny brain in the head controls this.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights, Olfaction, Temperate and Tropical Tolerance, Bioluminescence Control, Genders, Oily Liver

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R.116 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (NT)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Summer, Morning
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water. The current drags you all the way to a large sandbank, rising almost to the surface and covered in gullies cut out by the power of the currents. Here, the waters are slightly murkier lots of Masticephalus and jellyfish gather around the surface. You find an easy meal; a Phyoskulus hatchling corpse, floating along in the current. You feed on it, and grow into a juvenile, and large enough to swim against the ocean current. (6)
Status
Maturity: 35% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 10.9cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 74.1/74.1 (100%) (+30% left over for growth)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Connect Olfactory Receptors = 3, Hearing = 2, Improve muscles = 6
Info: This is the top predator in the Southern Hemisphere, moving quickly and efficiently through the seas to its prey. In addition to non-functioning olfactory receptors, this species now has a lateral line of microvili that detect vibrations but that are unconnected to the rest of the neural network. Like the of actors receptors, this hinders rather than helps the Xirnikrozz. However, it has stronger and more efficient muscles than any of its ancestors. Xirnikrozz has arisen amidst a global epidemic and in this finely balanced world, itā€™s superior muscles give it the edge of its competing Xirnikrozz species, which have now gone extinct.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. Itā€™s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. This is joined by a disconnected lateral line. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. Itā€™s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are strong. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
_Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis (CR)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Early Summer, Morning
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water. You can feel yourself being carried along in the current. You can see Masticpehalus and Dictomedusus around you, and head for whatever seems the largest. You target a Dictomedusus, swimming across the current to get to it. This takes some effort, but fortunately the Dictomedusus barely noticed you and does not try to flee. Once you reach it, you bite down on the soft bell with your mandibles. It tries to hit you with its stinging tentacles but it misses you as you cut into it. Eventually, the jellyfish is dead and you eat the rather poor food and gain some nutrition. You do have enough though to become a juvenile and large enough to swim against the current. You can still blurrily see Masticephalus and Dictomedusus dotted around, and there is another small animal that you can see pursuing a Masticephalus. (4)
Status
Maturity: 33% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 2.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 15.3/15.3 (100%) (+28% left over for growth)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59/10 x 8 = 47.2NP
Predecessor: Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception.
Latest Mutations: Genders = 6, Stronger Mandibles = 3, Closed Circulatory System = 2
Info: Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis is a small, fairly uncommon predator living in shallow ocean and seas of the Southern Hemisphere, except in the tropics. This species is set apart from its relatives by having genders, which boosts the genetic fitness of the species, but it also means they produce less offspring. However, once a Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis reaches a mature adult age it transforms into a hermaphrodite, giving it a better chance at reproducing before it dies. Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis also have open circulatory system that have wider blood vessels and hemacoels and lower pressure; this results in a less efficient system and lower stamina. With these problems and a lot of competition in the niche, its population numbers are not very high.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin, which has extended to form a pair of mandibles around the mouth at the end of a proboscis. Some of the armour has also formed a fan-shaped tail protruding from the rear, which can be moved up and down by muscle and a muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. The armour behind the head contains a spiracle on each side, allowing oxygen through it. There are four pinhole eyes below the armour, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. 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 blood that travels through wide, low pressure vessels into enlarged hemacoels. There is also a swim bladder, unconnected to the gut. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel. The body is adapted to only low to quite high salinities. Males, females and hermaphrodites are virtually identical.

@PositiveTower - Points Stored = 0
_Ostracoderma kinifolis (NT) - Male
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Deep Ocean, 800m below sea level)
Early Winter, Morning
You are in black, cold water. Poised at the edge of a precipice, you hold your tentacles out into the water, using them to pull microbial food into your mouth. You start to continue your lifelong habit of eating, when your chemical receptors suddenly alert you to the presence of a strange animal in the open water right in front of you. You are suddenly grasped by the shell and yanked through the water. The animal tries to shove you in its mouth but misses its target - you instead hit the side of the mouth and slip out of its grip. Down you now descend, falling gently through the water column in complete darkness, until eventually you bump into an oozy plain and fall on your side. To make matters worse, you can sense the chemicals of another animal arriving on the scene. (1 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 95% (Subadult)
Current Size: 4.8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 19/25.3 (75%)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 0.5

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Deep Ocean (below thermocline, above lysocline) , Temperate Deep Ocean (above lysocline) , Polar Deep Ocean (above lysocline)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 50.5/10 x 3 = 15.2NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma densissima
Classification: Ostracoderminae (sf), Almoskulusidae (f), Tunicaphora (o), Cylindrea Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Egg Fusing Behaviour = 6, Improve Shell = 4, Longer Tentacles = 5, Eggs Able To Fuse To Tentacles = 4
Info: This benthic filter-feeder spends most of its time on the seabed, except for its planktonic stage, and itā€™s body protected by its shell but for the eyestalks protruding through two small holes and the relatively long tentacles sticking out from underneath the shell and helping it to filter food. When it needs to move, itā€™s hidden fins drag it along the seabed. The tentacles also serve another purpose, as during reproduction the female gathers up the eggs and they become embedded in pits that develop on the tentacles. The female then tucks the tentacles under her body keeping the eggs safe, whilst carrying feeding, although somewhat hampered. She is then able to divert much of her own nutrients into her young so that they grow bigger and quicker. But this also means a female cannot reproduce again whilst she waits for the eggs to hatch. Therefore, Ostracoderma kinifolis is more successful at raising young, although densissima can potentially produce more. The tentacles also have chemoreceptors along them, making them useful for accurately locating the source of the chemicals.
Anatomy: The tubular, red body is covered in an elongated calcium carbonate shell over the entire body, except for the tentacles that often stick out and the two eyestalks on either side of the head protruding through two small holes in the shell. The shell is thick and heavy. The relatively long tentacles - about the length of the rest of the body - grow from around the circular mouth with small teeth, which is surrounded by chemoreceptors. There are three gill slits by the throat. A pair of sturdy fins supported by cartilage rungs curve underneath the body. In the head, ganglion lead to their single nerve cord that runs down the body meeting a web of nerves, alongside the cartilage notochord. The gut leads straight from the mouth to the anus. Blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, itā€™s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 0
Hemithateus spicati (LC)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Early Winter, Morning
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, cool water. You swim down to some mossy rocks that you can see are lined with algae although you can also see a Pneumachasminia grazing here. You make sure to keep out of its way. However, the light levels starts to strangely decrease as the surface becomes exponentially murkier, until it almost blocks out the light. You then start to struggle to respire and begin suffocating. Soon, your body runs out of oxygen and you perish. (5 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Hemithateus spicati

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.89 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 53.5/10 x 19 = 101.7NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus mediossium
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: More spikes
Info: With the advancement of predators, this herbivorous species evolved more protective spikes on its flexible, whip-like tail to protect itself as it cannot outrun the fitter species now existing. They are quite common in the northern hemisphere.
Description: The long, blue, tapering body is supported by a vertebrae of bone, although the whip-tail at the end is composed of flexible cartilage. Along the body are three gill slits and a line of electroreceptors. There are no limbs. The head has a cartilage jaw, with a pair of venomous canines surrounded by square shaped teeth. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, with the ability to swivel around. At the end of the tail, six venomous spikes stick out. A gut leads to a stomach containing weak digestive herbivorous bacteria which can only break down small bits of plant matter. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cartilage Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head), Herbivorous Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Bone Vertebrae

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Action: Move to a different location with other creatures

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action: C O N S U M E T H E F L E S H

956

Action: go for the small dots of food

957

Action:Run away abd find food and hope for the best

958

Action: Let the ocean currents bring me to new and exciting places.

959

Round 117 - P.1

Chat: https://discord.gg/weGdxFB

~29.25 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Late Winter (North), Late Summer (South)
Time of Day: Midday (West), Midnight (East)
Event: None

Species: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Biomes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1079__KZqoqQ5PQkA5gr4rMSIGIHx1UN1RwMa__ZNPV8

Detailed Species Stats

Eztaā€™s Natural History: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY

Reward Shop

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  • Bonus Point: Get a + or -1 to use on the action roll of any player, yourself included. = 1pt
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  • Helping Hand: At the next opportunity, take the reigns of the evolution of an uncontrolled species. = 5pts
  • Call of the Wild: Summon an event that focuses on any specific area of the world you choose. However, the event is random and may be larger than you anticipate. = 8pts
  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 10pts

State of the World: The global temperature is at about 18c, and there is a high level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Very small moss-like plants exist on land, specifically only in rainy wetlands but most of it is still bare and rocky. Due to the minimal plant life, the atmosphere is oxygen-moderate. There are two supercontinents, Olympia in the north and Tartarus in the south, with the sea transgressing over a lot of land. The continents are surrounded by the superocean Uteenessa, and in-between lies a comparatively small ocean called the Gaia Ocean. The sea levels are high, about 150m above standard, which makes the continental slope begin about 350m below the surface. The ocean is acidic, and the lysocline sits at 2000m. The planet is not currently very tectonically active.

The fight for top predator in the Southern Hemisphere has taken another turn with the arrival of Xirnikrozz crusherei. With an improved sense of smell and stronger jaws, it will overtake the current top predator. However, as it has just evolved, it is still spreading.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
_Xirnikrozz crusherei (NT)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Late Summer, Midday
You hatch in well-lit, clear, warm water. You can feel yourself being carried along in the current. You can make out a few blurry shapes around you that seem to be other hatchlings. You can also smell and detect them. However, you also detect something else moving through the gloom. When it comes closer it appears to be a young Stellingus. You try and swim away as quickly as you can and the larger animal fortunately goes for one of your siblings, catching it easily. Eventually, you get tired. You can still smell these other animals, but nothing else seems to be around in this open ocean. (1 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 5.5/13.8 (40%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism X 1.25

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.117 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 86/10 x 31 = 266.6NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can accurately smell odours up to tens of metres away
Latest Mutations: Muscles = 6, Olfaction = 6, Jaw = 6
Info: Arising to compete against Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk, Xirnikrozz crusherei is fairly similar with strong, energy-efficient muscles, although it has an edge; as the name suggests it has more powerful, reinforced jaws that can crush through cartilage or calcium carbonate shells if it needed two. Substances like bone and chitin are still too tough but it does not need this much power. It can also find prey from further away as it has olfactory receptors which can pick up smells from tens of metres away and follow them fairly accurately to their source. This means that this slinky predator has usurped Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. Itā€™s muscular jaw is made of cartilage but reinforced with a layer of tessarae and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye and olfactory receptors are also found on the head. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. Itā€™s brain also contains an olfactory lobe. The muscles are strong and energy-efficient. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surroundings, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.
Discoverer: Robotrannicrex

@Agenttine - Points Stored = 0
Stellingus ubivus (LC)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Late Winter, Midday
You are in well-lit, clear, cool water and you can see no floor. You simply just let the current take you, but it after a while nothing has changed. You are still surrounded by empty blue, except for a couple of Masticephalus and Dictomedusus at the edge of your range. (2 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 1.9/3.7 (50%)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Stellingus ubivus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Open Ocean, Temperate Open Ocean, Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 12.8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (61.5/10 x 12.8 =) 78.7NV
Predecessor: Stellingus vitta
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: High Salinity Level Tolerance
Info: All across the oceans, except for the poles, Stellingus ubivus has appeared. It is versatile whether it lives in tropical or temperate seawater, which has allowed to cross from the Southern Hemisphere into the Northern Hemisphere. It is still not the apex predator in either of the temperate zones because of its comparatively smaller size, but in the primitive tropics, where older animals still used to exist, it has become the dominant predator. Speaking of this, it has driven Thanostoma tropicae extinct, which has lived here for over 9 million years.
Anatomy: Stellingus has a long, blue tapering body, skirted by a ribbon on the top and underside, ending in a spiked whip-like tail. It has a cartilage jaw and two venomous canines surrounded by rather primitive teeth. Each side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye. It also has three gill slits, and a line of electroreceptors running down its body. Internally, a gut leads to a stomach containing carnivorous digestive bacteria and cartilage vertebrae runs down the spine. It has a swim bladder, centrally located in its body. A simple heart pumps the blood through its closed circulatory system, which supports organs such as muscles. It also has a nervous system composed of two nerve cords and rungs of nerves connected to a brain in the head.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Late Winter, Midday
You hatch into well-lit, murky cool water. It seems that you have hatched into a relatively large, protected tidepool left in the estuary by the low tide. You detect only a small number of other Icthyotelus here, and there is well enough food floating around for all of you. You also happen to be a fairly large, strong individual. (5 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.4cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 1.6/1.6 (100%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Strong

Icthyotelus sinspica

Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuary
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere Temperate Estuaries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 27.3NV
Size: 7cm (length)
Predecessor: Charitomenchelus etalas
Classification: Icthyotelusidae, Tyrannidea, Caudaria
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Info: Unlike all itā€™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.
Description: It has a tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side. It has two pectoral ray-fins and a pair of forward-facing cup eyes on the head. An oily liver helps to maintain buoyancy. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, is a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria
Discoverer: ImmortalDragon

@soundwave - Points Stored = 0
_Soundwavia amazonus (VU)
NORTHWEST OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Winter, Midday
You are in well-lit, cool water, except the current has over time taken you to murkier water, although you can still see no bottom. Upon approaching the fairly murky area you can see a substantial increase in life. They are mainly large adult animals, such as Hemithateus spicati, which pay you no mind. You finally spot land emerging out of the blue as a hill leading to an island. Algae and seaweed prospers around the hill and this is food for several Hemithateus and Pneumachasminia. You race towards one of the smaller Hemithateus, a hatchling, and bite down on the unprotected head, instantly killing it. You feed on the carcass as the other animals around the hill move away a bit, although you can still see them. (6)
Status:
Maturity: 15% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 2.9cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 17.6/17.6 (100%) (+10% left over for growth)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Soundwavia amazonus

Status: VU
Temporal Range: R.115 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 19 = 115NP
Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Latest Mutations: Gender = 1, Eye = 4, Fins = 2
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Info: Interestingly, Soundwavia amazonus is an all-female species. Each animal contains only the female egg cells, which they use to produce genetically identical young but this must be stimulated by the presence of male sex cells stolen from sexually-reproducing Soundwavia vorei. This method of reproduction is known as gynogenesis. It results in a larger population but with less chance of evolution. It has true eyes that give it clear sight, making locating prey slightly easier but it also has smaller fins, which means it is slower than its predecessor.
Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two eyes, with cornea supported by vitreous humour and the retina at the back, sit on the side of the head and itā€™s mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of small pectoral flippers, as well as a tiny dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is dcontrolled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut. They contain only female egg cells.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

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@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Lampsichelus paladarus (NT) - Male
TROPICAL NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Open Ocean)
Late Winter, Midday
You are in well-lit, clear, hot water. You feel yourself being carried by a slow oceanic current. You trace the chunks of meaty marine snow, snapping up the food, but there is not a whole lot here. You can also no longer detect the adult Lampsichelus. You can detect only another couple of young Lampsichelus nearby and small specks of marine snow. (4)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 2.3/3.6 (65%)
Stamina: 50%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5, Food Stored

Lampsichelus paladurus

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.91 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Open Ocean, Tropical Deep Ocean, Temperate Shallows, Temperate Deep Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Carnivorous Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 11.5 = 69.6NP
Predecessor: Asteridermus mutatiogenus
Classification: Skelechelusidae (f), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Can detect the presence of light above, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can smell odours up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Intestine = 1, Serrated Teeth = 2, Hanging Lure = 5, Oily Liver = 4
Info: In the darkness of the abyss, Lampsichelus is the most well-lit of all animals, able to put on quite a light show; as well as the numerous bioluminescent spots on its body that act as one, there is a bulb on the end of a barbel protruding from the jaw that also produces light - this is controlled independently of the others, and can be flicked up and down to be more enticing. However, rather than use it to catch prey, the lights for this species are more useful in terms of finding another individual for mating. This is because there is stiff competition for prey, such as Thanostoma altium, and so it is largely restricted to filtering flesh from marine snow. The most significant obstacle to being a little predator is that it has lost the teeth in the upper jaw, probably as a result of continual filter-feeding. (The species name means Gummy Joe.) Unlike its predecessors, it can control its own buoyancy now with an oil-filled liver, although it has a shrunken digestive system, making digestion less efficient.
Description: All over the black body tapering to a short, spiked tail are light blue bioluminescent spots, as well as a line of electroreceptors and three gills on each side. The two spikes are venomous. At the front, above the cartilage jawed mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. The jaw contains very simple, shapeless teeth but only on the lower jaw. A cartilage barbel protrudes out and down from the lower jaw, and has a light blue bioluminescent bulb and a hinging muscle at its base. A pair of oval fins, supported by rays of cartilage are attached vertically just behind the gills and there is a fatty hump on the back. Inside, the organs oare bathed in hemacoel by an open circulatory system. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. Itā€™s digestive system is proportionately very small and narrow, which consists of the stomach and gut. There is also a liver, which is filled with oils. The body has cartilage vertebrae running down the back and is controlled by two nerve cords and a rung of nerves. The tiny brain in the head controls this.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights, Olfaction, Temperate and Tropical Tolerance, Bioluminescence Control, Genders, Oily Liver

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R.117 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (NT)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Late Summer, Midday
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water around a current-swept sandbank but in search of something larger than the Masticephalus and jellyfish you leave it behind. You follow along the sandy plains of the shallow sea, until you can eventually see a collection of promising shapes moving up ahead. You move to intercept them. As you get closer, you select a target; a member of the shoal that is smaller than you. You crash into it before it can escape and quickly kill it with a few bites. You then feed on the carcass as it sinks to the seafloor. You get enough food to sustain as you become a subadult. You can detect the presence of a few small, shelled benthic animals in the sand around you, and can even see a blurry shape nearby that looks like a Xirnikrozz. (3 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 75% (Subadult)
Current Size: 23.3cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 158.3/158.3 (100%) (+30% left over for growth)
Stamina: 60%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Connect Olfactory Receptors = 3, Hearing = 2, Improve muscles = 6
Info: This is the top predator in the Southern Hemisphere, moving quickly and efficiently through the seas to its prey. In addition to non-functioning olfactory receptors, this species now has a lateral line of microvili that detect vibrations but that are unconnected to the rest of the neural network. Like the of actors receptors, this hinders rather than helps the Xirnikrozz. However, it has stronger and more efficient muscles than any of its ancestors. Xirnikrozz has arisen amidst a global epidemic and in this finely balanced world, itā€™s superior muscles give it the edge of its competing Xirnikrozz species, which have now gone extinct.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. Itā€™s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. This is joined by a disconnected lateral line. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. Itā€™s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are strong. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
_Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis (CR)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Late Summer, Midday
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water. You can feel yourself being carried along in the current. You chase down own of the Masticephalus floating along in the current. There is a short chase but you outswim it. You snap your mandibles around its soft body, easily cutting into it. The cuts you make cause it to bleed to death and you feast on the remains, tired. You are now much largerā€¦ A couple of Masticephalus are detected around the ages of your range, but they seem so much smaller. There seems to be nothing else out here in the open ocean. (4)
Status
Maturity: 73% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 5.8cm
Health: Tired
Nutrition: 34.2/34.2 (100%) (+40% left over for growth)
Stamina: 20%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59/10 x 8 = 47.2NP
Predecessor: Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception.
Latest Mutations: Genders = 6, Stronger Mandibles = 3, Closed Circulatory System = 2
Info: Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis is a small, fairly uncommon predator living in shallow ocean and seas of the Southern Hemisphere, except in the tropics. This species is set apart from its relatives by having genders, which boosts the genetic fitness of the species, but it also means they produce less offspring. However, once a Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis reaches a mature adult age it transforms into a hermaphrodite, giving it a better chance at reproducing before it dies. Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis also have open circulatory system that have wider blood vessels and hemacoels and lower pressure; this results in a less efficient system and lower stamina. With these problems and a lot of competition in the niche, its population numbers are not very high.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin, which has extended to form a pair of mandibles around the mouth at the end of a proboscis. Some of the armour has also formed a fan-shaped tail protruding from the rear, which can be moved up and down by muscle and a muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. The armour behind the head contains a spiracle on each side, allowing oxygen through it. There are four pinhole eyes below the armour, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. 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 blood that travels through wide, low pressure vessels into enlarged hemacoels. There is also a swim bladder, unconnected to the gut. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel. The body is adapted to only low to quite high salinities. Males, females and hermaphrodites are virtually identical.

@PositiveTower - Points Stored = 0
_Ostracoderma kinifolis (NT) - Male
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Deep Ocean, 800m below sea level)
Late Winter, Midday
You are in black, cold water, with a nearby animal getting closer. Fortunately, it seems that it is not a predator and it leaves you alone. You also manage to get back on your right side, and start to crawl along the oozy floor. You discover a slight hill in the ooze, and perch yourself on top. You start filtering the water. You get quite a lot of food here and it is enough to allow you to grow into an adult, capable of reproduction. You are now tired. (6)
Status
Maturity: 100% (ā…› - Young Adult)
Current Size: 5cm
Health: Tired
Nutrition: 15.2/15.2 (100%) (+35% left over for growth)
Stamina: 20%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 0.5

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Deep Ocean (below thermocline, above lysocline) , Temperate Deep Ocean (above lysocline) , Polar Deep Ocean (above lysocline)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 50.5/10 x 3 = 15.2NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma densissima
Classification: Ostracoderminae (sf), Almoskulusidae (f), Tunicaphora (o), Cylindrea Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Egg Fusing Behaviour = 6, Improve Shell = 4, Longer Tentacles = 5, Eggs Able To Fuse To Tentacles = 4
Info: This benthic filter-feeder spends most of its time on the seabed, except for its planktonic stage, and itā€™s body protected by its shell but for the eyestalks protruding through two small holes and the relatively long tentacles sticking out from underneath the shell and helping it to filter food. When it needs to move, itā€™s hidden fins drag it along the seabed. The tentacles also serve another purpose, as during reproduction the female gathers up the eggs and they become embedded in pits that develop on the tentacles. The female then tucks the tentacles under her body keeping the eggs safe, whilst carrying feeding, although somewhat hampered. She is then able to divert much of her own nutrients into her young so that they grow bigger and quicker. But this also means a female cannot reproduce again whilst she waits for the eggs to hatch. Therefore, Ostracoderma kinifolis is more successful at raising young, although densissima can potentially produce more. The tentacles also have chemoreceptors along them, making them useful for accurately locating the source of the chemicals.
Anatomy: The tubular, red body is covered in an elongated calcium carbonate shell over the entire body, except for the tentacles that often stick out and the two eyestalks on either side of the head protruding through two small holes in the shell. The shell is thick and heavy. The relatively long tentacles - about the length of the rest of the body - grow from around the circular mouth with small teeth, which is surrounded by chemoreceptors. There are three gill slits by the throat. A pair of sturdy fins supported by cartilage rungs curve underneath the body. In the head, ganglion lead to their single nerve cord that runs down the body meeting a web of nerves, alongside the cartilage notochord. The gut leads straight from the mouth to the anus. Blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, itā€™s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

@Spring_blooms - Points Stored = 0
Hemithateus spicati (VU)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Late Winter, Midday
You hatch out into well-lit, fairly murky, cool water. You can feel yourself being dragged along by a current. You can see the seafloor below but it appears to be nothing but sand and you cannot see any algae or seaweed. A few Hemithateus are also around you, as well as a jellyfish. (3)
Status
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 3.8/5.4 (70%)
Stamina: 100%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Hemithateus spicati

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.89 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 53.5/10 x 19 = 101.7NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus mediossium
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: More spikes
Info: With the advancement of predators, this herbivorous species evolved more protective spikes on its flexible, whip-like tail to protect itself as it cannot outrun the fitter species now existing. They are quite common in the northern hemisphere.
Description: The long, blue, tapering body is supported by a vertebrae of bone, although the whip-tail at the end is composed of flexible cartilage. Along the body are three gill slits and a line of electroreceptors. There are no limbs. The head has a cartilage jaw, with a pair of venomous canines surrounded by square shaped teeth. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, with the ability to swivel around. At the end of the tail, six venomous spikes stick out. A gut leads to a stomach containing weak digestive herbivorous bacteria which can only break down small bits of plant matter. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cartilage Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head), Herbivorous Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Bone Vertebrae

2 Likes
961

Action: swim down and rest

962

Action: Continue letting the current bring me somewhere, but preferably somewhere with food.

963

Thanks for the new round Stealth. :grin:

Action: Go forth and eat some of this abundant food thatā€™s available.

964

Action: Feed on these small creatures in the sand

965

action:Find a mate in a place where there are a lot of food

966

My siblings are larger so not a good chance of attacking, mhhh
Action: Go after the marine specks and use the scent to trace similar pieces of food.

967

Action: Follow the flow, and search for food.

968

Round 118 - P.1

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~29.5 million years since the Atroxian Explosion~
Atroxian Period, Novaglacian Stage
Season: Early Spring (North), Early Autumn (South)
Time of Day: Afternoon (West), Dawn (East)
Event: None

Species: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ramXIxwYwggWj1bVH3zmZT-tlZSbQvW4PUZAEiVWYB8
Biomes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1079__KZqoqQ5PQkA5gr4rMSIGIHx1UN1RwMa__ZNPV8

Detailed Species Stats

Eztaā€™s Natural History: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JOwzI4ZHorn8nrqEr62v2_uXXlbs7qSCudHc476qLMY

Reward Shop

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  • Evolution Explosion: Every species immediately gets a chance to evolve, including yourself. = 10pts

State of the World: The global temperature is at about 18c, and there is a high level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Very small moss-like plants exist on land, specifically only in rainy wetlands but most of it is still bare and rocky. Due to the minimal plant life, the atmosphere is oxygen-moderate. There are two supercontinents, Olympia in the north and Tartarus in the south, with the sea transgressing over a lot of land. The continents are surrounded by the superocean Uteenessa, and in-between lies a comparatively small ocean called the Gaia Ocean. The sea levels are high, about 150m above standard, which makes the continental slope begin about 350m below the surface. The ocean is acidic, and the lysocline sits at 2000m. The planet is not currently very tectonically active.

A few new species have appeared. In the shallows of the temperate Southern Hemisphere, the unique shape of Periphractax gladius can be seen swimming around, using its extra long lower beak to prod the sand. It is becoming more and more common, especially since it has no regular predators. Another common animal found near the surface, this one almost planet wide, is Sanicthyops visus. With improved eyes and a more fish-like shape than ever, it is supplanting Asteridermus as pelagic filter-feeder catcher. Lastly, deep in the ocean, below 1000m, exists Chelaeus altumis. It is like Schedocavoura except it has an extra pair of arms, or chelae, that help it filter in more food. As such, it is also increasing within its range.

@RoboTrannic - Points Stored = 0
_Xirnikrozz crusherei (NT)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Early Autumn, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, clear warm water. You cruise easily along the current, as it carries you through the empty blue ocean, leaving your siblings behind. Eventually, you pick up the scent of food. The current continues to carry you towards it, and the scent gets stronger until you see the surface getting murkier. You also see other animals here. You see a Masticephalus dart away from you, as does a Sanicthyops. They both escape before you can give chase. However, you spot a young Asteridermus microa and try your luck again. This one, you are able to catch up to, and sink your fangs in the slightly smaller animal. It soon dies from the venom and you eat much of itā€™s floating body. Around you, you can perceive no seabed but there is a large number of animals including Masticephalus, Dictomedusus, Sanicthyops and Asteridermus in this area. The light starts to decrease slightly as does the temperature. (5 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 13.8/13.8 (100%)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism X 1.25

Xirnikrozz crusherei

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.117 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 86/10 x 31 = 266.6NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can accurately smell odours up to tens of metres away
Latest Mutations: Muscles = 6, Olfaction = 6, Jaw = 6
Info: Arising to compete against Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk, Xirnikrozz crusherei is fairly similar with strong, energy-efficient muscles, although it has an edge; as the name suggests it has more powerful, reinforced jaws that can crush through cartilage or calcium carbonate shells if it needed two. Substances like bone and chitin are still too tough but it does not need this much power. It can also find prey from further away as it has olfactory receptors which can pick up smells from tens of metres away and follow them fairly accurately to their source. This means that this slinky predator has usurped Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. Itā€™s muscular jaw is made of cartilage but reinforced with a layer of tessarae and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye and olfactory receptors are also found on the head. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. Itā€™s brain also contains an olfactory lobe. The muscles are strong and energy-efficient. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surroundings, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.
Discoverer: Robotrannicrex

@Agenttine - Points Stored = 0
Stellingus ubivus (LC)
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Early Spring, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, clear cool water. You can not perceive a seafloor, but are being carried by a current, through an empty blue ocean. Eventually, you notice the surface start to become murkier. Moving into this area, you finally see some potential prey. However, many of the animals you see are adults and too big for a hatchling Stellingus to take on. You then perceive a Masticephalus that is small enough and head straight for it. It tries to flee but you are faster and quickly catch up. You attack itā€™s soft body with your teeth and fangs, and it dies. You eat much of its carcass. Around you, you can perceive no seabed but there is a large number of animals including Masticephalus, Dictomedusus, Sanicthyops and Asteridermus in this area. The light starts to decrease slightly but the temperature is increasing slightly. (4 + 1)
Stats
Maturity: 5% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 0.6cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 3.7/3.7 (100%)
Stamina: 50%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Stellingus ubivus

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Open Ocean, Temperate Open Ocean, Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Predator
Size: 12.8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: (61.5/10 x 12.8 =) 78.7NV
Predecessor: Stellingus vitta
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: High Salinity Level Tolerance
Info: All across the oceans, except for the poles, Stellingus ubivus has appeared. It is versatile whether it lives in tropical or temperate seawater, which has allowed to cross from the Southern Hemisphere into the Northern Hemisphere. It is still not the apex predator in either of the temperate zones because of its comparatively smaller size, but in the primitive tropics, where older animals still used to exist, it has become the dominant predator. Speaking of this, it has driven Thanostoma tropicae extinct, which has lived here for over 9 million years.
Anatomy: Stellingus has a long, blue tapering body, skirted by a ribbon on the top and underside, ending in a spiked whip-like tail. It has a cartilage jaw and two venomous canines surrounded by rather primitive teeth. Each side of its head has a swivelling pinhole eye. It also has three gill slits, and a line of electroreceptors running down its body. Internally, a gut leads to a stomach containing carnivorous digestive bacteria and cartilage vertebrae runs down the spine. It has a swim bladder, centrally located in its body. A simple heart pumps the blood through its closed circulatory system, which supports organs such as muscles. It also has a nervous system composed of two nerve cords and rungs of nerves connected to a brain in the head.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.
Discoverer: StealthStyle

@immortaldragon - Points Stored = 0
Icthyotelus sinspica (LC)
AN OLYMPIAN ESTUARY (Temperate Forest)
Early Spring, Afternoon
You are in murky, well-lit, cool water. You are isolated in a large puddle from the rest of the estuary. You move around the puddle, filtering up plenty of detritus floating in the water, of which there is more than you and your companions need. You eat well and grow quickly; you soon become a juvenile. Fortunately, when you start to need to move out, the rising tide rushes into your puddle and connects you with the rest of the estuary. Apart from your companions though, you cannot yet detect any others, so it seems this patch of water you have to yourself for now. The light starts to decrease slightly, although the temperature is increasing slightly. (4 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 55% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 3.9cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 15.2/15.2 (100%) (+50% left over for growth)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Strong

Icthyotelus sinspica

Status: LC
Timespan: R.65 - Present
Habitat: Estuary
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere Temperate Estuaries
Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder
Nutritional Value: 27.3NV
Size: 7cm (length)
Predecessor: Charitomenchelus etalas
Classification: Icthyotelusidae, Tyrannidea, Caudaria
Latest Mutations: Tail Fins = 2, Fix Pectoral Fins = 5, Freshwater Tolerance = 3
Info: Unlike all itā€™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.
Description: It has a tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side. It has two pectoral ray-fins and a pair of forward-facing cup eyes on the head. An oily liver helps to maintain buoyancy. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is controlled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, is a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter.
Previous Mutations: Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria
Discoverer: ImmortalDragon

@soundwave - Points Stored = 0
_Soundwavia amazonus (VU)
NORTHWEST OLYMPIA SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Spring, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, cool, fairly murky water, about to rest when suddenly you sense the electrical presence of something larger. You see it moving towards you, a larger Stellingus ubivus. You are forced to flee but you are already low on energy. The hunter closes in, as you get slower and slower until you can no longer swim away. You have all but passed out from exhaustion as the Stellingus closes in and deals the final blow with a bite, killing you swiftly. (2 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status:
Maturity: 15% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 2.9cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

Soundwavia amazonus

Status: VU
Temporal Range: R.115 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 19 = 115NP
Predecessor: Soundwavia vorei
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Latest Mutations: Gender = 1, Eye = 4, Fins = 2
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Info: Interestingly, Soundwavia amazonus is an all-female species. Each animal contains only the female egg cells, which they use to produce genetically identical young but this must be stimulated by the presence of male sex cells stolen from sexually-reproducing Soundwavia vorei. This method of reproduction is known as gynogenesis. It results in a larger population but with less chance of evolution. It has true eyes that give it clear sight, making locating prey slightly easier but it also has smaller fins, which means it is slower than its predecessor.
Anatomy: It has a blue, tapering body, lined with electroreceptors and three gills on each side, ending in a long whip-tail complete with venomous spikes. Two eyes, with cornea supported by vitreous humour and the retina at the back, sit on the side of the head and itā€™s mouth is full of small teeth, with a pair of venomous fangs embedded in its cartilage jaw. Supported by rays of cartilage, it has a pair of small pectoral flippers, as well as a tiny dorsal fin on the back. An open circulatory system bathes the organs in hemacoel, and the body is dcontrolled by ganglia. Down the back are cartilage vertebrae. In the gut, was a primitive stomach with the ability to digest multicellular matter. It has a swim bladder connected to the gut. They contain only female egg cells.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning.

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@blackink - Points Stored = 0
Lampsichelus paladarus (NT) - Male
TROPICAL NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Tropical Open Ocean)
Early Spring, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, clear, hot water. You feel yourself being carried by a slow oceanic current. You trace the chunks of meaty marine snow, snapping up the food, but there is not a whole lot here. You are now exhausted. You can detect only another couple of young Lampsichelus nearby and small specks of marine snow. The light is now starting to decrease slightly. (3 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 10% (Hatchling)
Current Size: 1.2cm
Health: Exhausted
Nutrition: 7.3/7.3 (100%) (+5% left over for growth)
Stamina: 30%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.5, Food Stored

Lampsichelus paladurus

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.91 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Open Ocean, Tropical Deep Ocean, Temperate Shallows, Temperate Deep Ocean
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Carnivorous Filter-Feeder
Size: 11.5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 60.5/10 x 11.5 = 69.6NP
Predecessor: Asteridermus mutatiogenus
Classification: Skelechelusidae (f), Brevicauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Can detect the presence of light above, can use electroreception up to ten metres away, can smell odours up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Intestine = 1, Serrated Teeth = 2, Hanging Lure = 5, Oily Liver = 4
Info: In the darkness of the abyss, Lampsichelus is the most well-lit of all animals, able to put on quite a light show; as well as the numerous bioluminescent spots on its body that act as one, there is a bulb on the end of a barbel protruding from the jaw that also produces light - this is controlled independently of the others, and can be flicked up and down to be more enticing. However, rather than use it to catch prey, the lights for this species are more useful in terms of finding another individual for mating. This is because there is stiff competition for prey, such as Thanostoma altium, and so it is largely restricted to filtering flesh from marine snow. The most significant obstacle to being a little predator is that it has lost the teeth in the upper jaw, probably as a result of continual filter-feeding. (The species name means Gummy Joe.) Unlike its predecessors, it can control its own buoyancy now with an oil-filled liver, although it has a shrunken digestive system, making digestion less efficient.
Description: All over the black body tapering to a short, spiked tail are light blue bioluminescent spots, as well as a line of electroreceptors and three gills on each side. The two spikes are venomous. At the front, above the cartilage jawed mouth are olfactory receptors and facing forwards are a pair of cup eyes. The jaw contains very simple, shapeless teeth but only on the lower jaw. A cartilage barbel protrudes out and down from the lower jaw, and has a light blue bioluminescent bulb and a hinging muscle at its base. A pair of oval fins, supported by rays of cartilage are attached vertically just behind the gills and there is a fatty hump on the back. Inside, the organs oare bathed in hemacoel by an open circulatory system. All the muscles contin a vacuoles. Itā€™s digestive system is proportionately very small and narrow, which consists of the stomach and gut. There is also a liver, which is filled with oils. The body has cartilage vertebrae running down the back and is controlled by two nerve cords and a rung of nerves. The tiny brain in the head controls this.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Digestive Carnivorous Bacteria, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Cup Eyes, Jaw, Fins (two vertical near head), Hump, Bioluminescent Lights, Olfaction, Temperate and Tropical Tolerance, Bioluminescence Control, Genders, Oily Liver

2 Likes
969

R.118 - P.2

@Biologicah - Points Stored = 0
Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk (VU)
SOUTHWEST TARTARUS SHELF (Temperate Shallows)
Early Autumn, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water just above a sandy plain, which you swim down to, to try and eat one of the tiny animals shuffling around in the sand. They try to flee as you get close, but they move slowly. You bite the one closest to you, but your teeth cannot go through the shell. You continue trying to eat it to no avail, when you happen to knock it over. Underneath is edible flesh, and you finally kill and eat the Ostracoderma. However, it was a small meal and not very nourishing for a big predator. More Ostracoderma dot the sand, as do a few spiky Pneumachasmonia. Now, you can see the earlier shoal of Phyoskulus at the edge of your vision, and another Xirnikrozz is nearby. The light is starting to decrease slightly, as is the temperature. (5 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 95% (Subadult)
Current Size: 29.5cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 200.6/200.6 (100%) (+20% left over for growth)
Stamina: 40%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Xirnikrozz yaisyarkrnk

Status: VU
Temporal Range: R.114 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Uteenessa
Niche: Apex Predator
Size: 31cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 68/10 x 31 = 210.8NP
Predecessor: Xirnikrozz Ikrkinkarnikirkn
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can see well in low light, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: Connect Olfactory Receptors = 3, Hearing = 2, Improve muscles = 6
Info: This is the top predator in the Southern Hemisphere, moving quickly and efficiently through the seas to its prey. In addition to non-functioning olfactory receptors, this species now has a lateral line of microvili that detect vibrations but that are unconnected to the rest of the neural network. Like the of actors receptors, this hinders rather than helps the Xirnikrozz. However, it has stronger and more efficient muscles than any of its ancestors. Xirnikrozz has arisen amidst a global epidemic and in this finely balanced world, itā€™s superior muscles give it the edge of its competing Xirnikrozz species, which have now gone extinct.
Anatomy: This species has a long, blue body that tapers into a whip-like tail, armed with two toxic spikes. Itā€™s jaw is made of cartilage and it has serrated teeth here. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, that is able to swivel slightly. Behind the retina is a layer of cells containing reflective crystals called a choroidal tapetum cellulosum. Olfactory receptors on the face are uselessly disconnected from the nervous system. Along the side of the body, are three gill slits near the front, and line of electroreceptors. This is joined by a disconnected lateral line. There are four paddle-like limbs of flesh, cartilage and muscle. Inside, they have a gut with a stomach containing carnivorous digestive enzymes, and connected to the gut is a swim bladder. Itā€™s brain is not quite as small as most other contemporary species. The muscles are strong. Finally, supporting the entire body is a spine of cartilage vertebrae.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, Xirnikrozz always try to be vigilant of their surrounding, they avoid eating their own kind and they also remain close to their eggs until hatching.

@jellyfishmon - Points Stored = 1
_Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis (CR)
TEMPERATE SOUTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Open Ocean)
Early Autumn, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, warm water and you perceive no seafloor. Around you, there appears to be nothing else so you rest. Your rest is undisturbed. Some Masticephalus and Dictomedusus are drifting past you. The light seems to be decreasing slightly as is the temperature. (5)
Status
Maturity: 73% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 5.8cm
Health: Tired
Nutrition: 29.9/34.2 (87.5%)
Stamina: 70%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: Metabolism x 1.25

Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis

Status: CR
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Polar Shallows, Temperate Open Ocean, Polar Open Ocean
Distribution: Southern Hemisphere
Niche: Predator
Size: 8cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 59/10 x 8 = 47.2NP
Predecessor: Pensaspidus jellyfishmonii
Classification: Roharasrinae (sf), Codowecoiidae (f), Probocephala (o), Cylindrea Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, blurry front vision with depth perception. Can detect chemicals within tens of metres.
Latest Mutations: Genders = 6, Stronger Mandibles = 3, Closed Circulatory System = 2
Info: Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis is a small, fairly uncommon predator living in shallow ocean and seas of the Southern Hemisphere, except in the tropics. This species is set apart from its relatives by having genders, which boosts the genetic fitness of the species, but it also means they produce less offspring. However, once a Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis reaches a mature adult age it transforms into a hermaphrodite, giving it a better chance at reproducing before it dies. Pensaspidus tardasanguisensis also have open circulatory system that have wider blood vessels and hemacoels and lower pressure; this results in a less efficient system and lower stamina. With these problems and a lot of competition in the niche, its population numbers are not very high.
Description: The top of the blue, cylindrical body is protected by a tough exoskeleton made out of chitin, which has extended to form a pair of mandibles around the mouth at the end of a proboscis. Some of the armour has also formed a fan-shaped tail protruding from the rear, which can be moved up and down by muscle and a muscular siphon at the rear propels out water. The armour behind the head contains a spiracle on each side, allowing oxygen through it. There are four pinhole eyes below the armour, but none of them look up; two are at the front, and two are on the sides. 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 blood that travels through wide, low pressure vessels into enlarged hemacoels. There is also a swim bladder, unconnected to the gut. Anti-freeze proteins flow through the hemacoel. The body is adapted to only low to quite high salinities. Males, females and hermaphrodites are virtually identical.

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_Ostracoderma kinifolis (NT) - Male
TEMPERATE NORTHWEST UTEENESSA (Temperate Deep Ocean, 800m below sea level)
Early Spring, Afternoon
You are in black, cold water. You start your search for a mate and head off across the oozy plain. It is empty around here and you sense no other animals around. You are already tired but you south yourself to keep going. On and on you search but it is still fruitless. Lost and alone on the plains, you succumb to exhaustion and die in the middle of your search. (2 = Sadly, the end of your life has resulted in your death. Luckily, your species still goes on. It is a time for rebirth.)
Status
Maturity: 100% (ā…› - Young Adult)
Current Size: 5cm
Health: Dead
Nutrition: N/A
Stamina: N/A
Hydration: N/A
Effects: N/A

"Ostracoderma kinifolis

Status: NT
Temporal Range: R.113 - Present (Novaglacian)
Habitat: Tropical Deep Ocean (below thermocline, above lysocline) , Temperate Deep Ocean (above lysocline) , Polar Deep Ocean (above lysocline)
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder
Size: 5cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 50.5/10 x 3 = 15.2NP
Predecessor: Ostracoderma densissima
Classification: Ostracoderminae (sf), Almoskulusidae (f), Tunicaphora (o), Cylindrea Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.
Latest Mutations: Egg Fusing Behaviour = 6, Improve Shell = 4, Longer Tentacles = 5, Eggs Able To Fuse To Tentacles = 4
Info: This benthic filter-feeder spends most of its time on the seabed, except for its planktonic stage, and itā€™s body protected by its shell but for the eyestalks protruding through two small holes and the relatively long tentacles sticking out from underneath the shell and helping it to filter food. When it needs to move, itā€™s hidden fins drag it along the seabed. The tentacles also serve another purpose, as during reproduction the female gathers up the eggs and they become embedded in pits that develop on the tentacles. The female then tucks the tentacles under her body keeping the eggs safe, whilst carrying feeding, although somewhat hampered. She is then able to divert much of her own nutrients into her young so that they grow bigger and quicker. But this also means a female cannot reproduce again whilst she waits for the eggs to hatch. Therefore, Ostracoderma kinifolis is more successful at raising young, although densissima can potentially produce more. The tentacles also have chemoreceptors along them, making them useful for accurately locating the source of the chemicals.
Anatomy: The tubular, red body is covered in an elongated calcium carbonate shell over the entire body, except for the tentacles that often stick out and the two eyestalks on either side of the head protruding through two small holes in the shell. The shell is thick and heavy. The relatively long tentacles - about the length of the rest of the body - grow from around the circular mouth with small teeth, which is surrounded by chemoreceptors. There are three gill slits by the throat. A pair of sturdy fins supported by cartilage rungs curve underneath the body. In the head, ganglion lead to their single nerve cord that runs down the body meeting a web of nerves, alongside the cartilage notochord. The gut leads straight from the mouth to the anus. Blood is pumped around the body by the vessels of an open circulatory system to organs such as the muscles. Anti-freeze proteins are present in the blood.
Behaviour: This species is capable of processing information gathered from sense receptors and using that to form a picture of its surroundings. It can then respond to stimuli, however, itā€™s response is often delayed. It also has basic reasoning. Other than its standard survival responses, the female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

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Hemithateus spicati (VU)
A NORTHWEST OLYMPIAN SHELF SEA (Temperate Shallows)
Early Autumn, Afternoon
You are in well-lit, fairly murky, cool water, with a current carrying you along. The currently eventually takes you to a coastal cliff, and at the bottom of this cliff you can see algae. You head down ignoring the other herbivores and eat some food. Nearby are some Pneumachasminia and a relatively giant Hemithatues novaglacianus but no predators. You grow into a juvenile. The light is decreasing slightly and the temperature likewise. (4 + 1)
Status
Maturity: 25% (Juvenile)
Current Size: 4.8cm
Health: Healthy
Nutrition: 25.7/25.7 (100%) (+20% left over for growth)
Stamina: 90%
Hydration: 100%
Effects: None

Hemithateus spicati

Status: LC
Temporal Range: R.89 - Present (Cinisian - Novaglacian)
Habitat: Temperate Shallows
Distribution: Northern Hemisphere
Niche: Herbivore
Size: 19cm (length)
Nutritional Worth: 53.5/10 x 19 = 101.7NP
Predecessor: Hemithateus mediossium
Classification: Thanostominae (sf), Thanostomidae (f), Flagracauda (so), Caudomorphii Ā©, Bilateria Ā§
Perception: Blurry vision with no depth perception on either side, can use electroreception up to ten metres away.
Latest Mutations: More spikes
Info: With the advancement of predators, this herbivorous species evolved more protective spikes on its flexible, whip-like tail to protect itself as it cannot outrun the fitter species now existing. They are quite common in the northern hemisphere.
Description: The long, blue, tapering body is supported by a vertebrae of bone, although the whip-tail at the end is composed of flexible cartilage. Along the body are three gill slits and a line of electroreceptors. There are no limbs. The head has a cartilage jaw, with a pair of venomous canines surrounded by square shaped teeth. On each side of the head is a pinhole eye, with the ability to swivel around. At the end of the tail, six venomous spikes stick out. A gut leads to a stomach containing weak digestive herbivorous bacteria which can only break down small bits of plant matter. The muscles contain special vacuoles for storing extra energy, and are bathed in hemacoel by the open circulatory system.

Previous Mutations

Extra-Efficient Muscles, Electroreceptors, Open Circulatory System, Whip Tail, Three Gill Slits, Cartilage Vertebrae, Two Poisonous Spikes on Tail, Dentine Teeth, Venomous Canines, Cartilage Jaw, Two Swiveling Pinhole Eyes (1 on each side of head), Herbivorous Digestive Enzymes, Square Teeth, Bone Vertebrae

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Action: Find a safe place to rest.