Gryphorhinus

## Gryphorhinus emarginops

Latest Mutations: Eyes on stalks, odour receptors in trachea

The trachea that these arthropods use to respire is also how they sense the smell of algae. Water is drawn into the trachea where it passes odour receptors. Eyes on stalks also give Gryphorhinus the ability to keep an eye out for predators while they feed.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Polar Cool Oceanic Summer Semi-Humid Barrens

Niche: Predator, Herbivore

Size: 8cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (131NP/10) x 8/10 = 10.5NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (10.5 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 5.7NP / 10.5NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance, Moulting, Can Roll Up. Osmoregulation (Brackish, Freshwater Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away, only vague sense of direction), Smell 1 (Senses odour particles from 1m away), Sight 1 (Clear 360c sight), Perceives Blue and Green.

Stats: Respiration 1, Coordination 1. Digestion 1.2 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat, Can Digest Plants, 10% less), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 1.5, Intelligence 1, Desiccation Resistance 1, Hardness 3. Walk Speed 1.5, Swim Speed 2.7, Stamina 1, Jumping 1, Strength 0.5, Dexterity 0.5, Filtration -0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; roll up into a ball. When hungry; look or sense for algae, Icthyotelus or Sarcodiscus. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones of opposite sex and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source.

External Features: Iridiphore pigments give the calcified exoskeleton with many plates covering the cylindrical body a metallic, blue sheen. This covers the skin. The mouth has a pair of mandibles (chelicera) and also has nearby chemoreceptors. On the side of the head are a pair of lens eyes and behind them a pair of compound eyes on stalks. The exoskeleton sports five pairs of legs; the first are chelipeds which end in pincers (chela), protruding close to the base on the outside of the chelipeds, and the others are lined with paddles and used for walking. The exoskeleton ends in a fan tail, and below this is a hyponome.

Internal Features: Spiracles at the edge of the body draw in water past gill-like structures and odour receptors. A closed circulatory system of blood vessels transports blue blood efficiently around the body. Anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate in the body fluids. A nephridium funnels out chemical waste and expels it through a pore. The body is supported by a system of muscles. From the mouth, a tube leads to the stomach, then into the coiled intestines and finally to the anus. A brain in the head connects to a nerve cord, which itself is connected to nerves like rungs of a ladder. In the centre of the body is a swim bladder, while below can be found testes and an ova. Throughout the whole body seeps a bitter fluid.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs.

Castes/Phases: None.

Locomotion: Walking. Paddling. Fluke Swimming. Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Blue pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Flexible, calcified, chitin exoskeleton (10 + 0NP, +3 Hardness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +1 Support, No Cutaneous Respiration, Moulting, Can Roll Up). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Two lots of pincers (8 + 0NP, +0.5 Dexterity, -1 Filtration). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Two compound eyes with blue and green receptor cells (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight, Perceives Blue and Green Light). Five pairs of legs with paddle linings, but front pair have no paddles and end in strong claws (4 + 0NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, +0.7 Swim Speed). Stinger (4 + 0NP). Hyponome (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed). Fan tail (4 + 0NP, +1 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Aquatic Spiracles (3 + 5NP, +1 Respiration), Odour Receptors (1 + 1NP, +1 Smell), Closed Circulatory System (2 + 7NP, +1 Stamina, Circulation). Anti-Freeze (1 + 1NP). Nephridium (3 + 10NP, Osmoregulation, Excretion). Muscles (3 + 0NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (3 + 7NP, Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat). Coiled Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1.2 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Swim Bladder (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP, Male and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Ova (1 + 5NP, Female and Hermaphrodite Castes Only). Bitter Fluid (2 + 1NP).

Temporal Range: R.167 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Gempliaori pollakra

Classification: Zeniusinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: ZenzoneGaming

## Gryphorhinus terrestrium

Latest Mutations: Watertight Spiracles

Gryphorhinus terra evolved from Gryphorhinus emarginops and is a flexible arthropod with five pairs of appendages and weak mandibles and claws. It has few defences against the big, powerful arthropods that rule the water so it is has evolved a way to stay out of water for longer, and therefore out of the reach of predators. This adaptation is that the spiracles can close so tightly as to become watertight, keeping water in its spiracles so it can breathe. However, they still need water to breathe and for many parts of the year the land is either very hot or freezing cold and dark. As they use land to escape predators, this small creature is usually found at the edges of pools or rivers.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Edges of Freshwater & Brackish Water in Tropical Very Humid Barrens, Tropical Monsoon Barrens, Tropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Tropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Tropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Humid Barrens, Subtropical Monsoon Barrens, Subtropical Wet-Dry Barrens, Subtropical Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Subtropical Arid Barrens, Subtropical Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Very Arid Barrens, Warm Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Subpolar Moderate Continental Arid Barrens, Polar Cool Oceanic Summer Semi-Humid Barrens

Niche: Herbivore

Diet: Freshwater Algae

Size: 8cm (length)

Nutritional Need: 187 x 8/100 = 15NP.

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 15 x 0.25 = 3.8NP per round (Needs to intake 3.8/0.8 = 4.8NP per round)/ 15NP.

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Exothermic. Foul Taste. Large-Body Circulation. Liquid Excretion. Low Pressure Tolerance. Moults. Osmoregulation (Freshwater). Roll Up. Solid Excretion.

Perception: Sight 2 (sees clearly up to 5m away at the front and sides, blue and green perception, side monocular vision, front binocular vision). Wide Vision 1 (wide field of view from sides that catches peripheral movement, monocular vision). Chemoreception 2 (chemicals 5m from mouth). Smell 1 (odours 1m from spiracles).

Stats: Breath Holding 1. Buoyancy 1 (Adjustable Buoyancy). Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Dexterity 1. Digestion 3 (100% Plants, Digests 80%). Evolution 1. Filtration 1. Immunity 1. Jumping 1. Pierce Strength 1. Reach 1. Respiration 1 (Ram Ventilation). Stamina 3. Strength 1. Support 2. Swim Speed 1.7. Toughness 2. UV Resistance 2. Walk Speed 1.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Search for food. 2. Food (algae) > Graze with mandibles and chela. 3.  Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Climb out of water. 5. Maturity > Reproduce.

External Features: A highly jointed, calcified exoskeleton with nine segments covers the the skin, which contains blue melanin pigments. Around the mouth is a pair of weak, horizontal mandibles and a circle of chemoreceptors. It has two eyes (camera eyes with calcite lenses that change shape and that have no blind spot) on stalks either side of the head. Behind these stalks on each side is a (typical apposition) compound eye. Blue and green come cells can be found in all these eyes. Two chelipeds with weak claws are held at the front of the body and there are four pairs of paddle-lined legs. The rear of the body has an exoskeleton fantail and below that a hyponome.

Internal Features: Each cell in the body contains a relatively small number of piezolytes. Aquatic spiracles, one on each side behind the head lead from the outside to the inside. Just inside them are found odour receptors. Glands near the skin secrete a foul fluid. Blood vessels run all throughout the body and in these vessels is an antifreeze (xylomannan fatty acid and polysaccharide). A system of muscles stretches across the body. Near the lower wall can be found the gonads as well as the large protonephridium and near the upper wall is the enclosed swim bladder. Through the mostly lower half runs the monogastric digestive system, from the mouth through the tubes to the stomach and coiled intestines. Ganglia in the head connect to a dual nerve cord along the dorsal half, which has many nerves branching off it to encompass the whole body.

Reproduction: Sexual Reproduction. External Fertilisation. 1,000 eggs per spawning.

Castes/Phases: Almost identical male and females.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Usually moves by undulating fan tail while paddling with legs and propels itself with the hyponome. Can walk over surfaces.

External Features: Highly Jointed Calcified Exoskeleton (10NP, +2 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +2 Support, -1 Respiration, -1 Stamina, +Moults, +Roll Up, -Cutaneous Respiration, -Permeable Skin, -Wriggling). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Stationary Respiration, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Mandibles (5NP, +1 Pierce Strength, +1 Digestion, +1 Dexterity, +1 Reach). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +2 Chemoreception). Camera Eyes w/ blue and green cone cells (11NP, +2 Sight, +Monocular Vision, +Binocular Vision, +Blue Perception, +Green Perception). Compound Eyes w/ blue and green cone cells (11NP, +1 Wide Vision, +1 Sight, +Monocular Vision, +Blue Perception, +Green Perception). Chela (5NP, +1 Dexterity, +1 Pierce Strength, +1 Reach). Legs w/ paddles (5NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, -0.3 Swim Speed, +Paddling, +Walking). Fan Tail (4NP, +1 Swim Speed). Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Watertight Aquatic Spiracles (0NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +1 Breath Holding, +Ram Ventilation). Odour Receptors (2NP, +1 Smell). Foul Fluid Gland (7NP, +Foul Taste). Closed Circulatory System (10NP, +2 Stamina, +Large-Body Circulation). Anti-Freeze Compound (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Caste Gonads (7NP, +1 Evolution, +Sexual Reproduction, +Sexes, +External Fertilization). Swim Bladder (7NP, +1 Buoyancy, +Adjustable Buoyancy). Large Nephridium (19NP, +Liquid Excretion, +Osmoregulation). Monogastric Digestive System w/ coiled intestines (19NP, +2 Meat Digestion, +2 Veg Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (19NP, +2 Coordination).

Temporal Range: R.220 - Present (Atrobocean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Tartarus

Lifespan: 1 - 2 years

Predecessor: Gryphorhinus emarginops

Classification: Gempliaorinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Gryphorhinus atroboceanus

Latest Mutations: More Eggs

This species is a herbivorous 'arthropod' native to the waterways of Kommos. Like it's relatives it has odour receptors inside it's spiracles. It has a calcified exoskeleton and can curl up into a ball. This species lays more eggs than it's predecessor.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Freshwater & Brackish Water in Subpolar Oceanic Warm Temperate Summer Semi-Arid Barrens, Subpolar Continental Warm Temperate Arid Barrens, Subpolar Continental Warm Temperate Very Arid Barrens, Polar Oceanic Cool Temperate Humid Barrens, Polar Continental Cool Temperate Winter Semi-Arid Barrens, Polar Continental Cold Temperate Winter Semi-Arid Barrens

Niche: Herbivore

Diet: Algae

Size: 8cm (length - head to end)

Nutritional Need: 187 x 8/100 = 15NP.

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 15 x 0.25 = 3.8NP per round (Needs to intake 3.8/0.8 = 4.8NP per round)/ 15NP.

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Exothermic. Foul Taste. Large-Body Circulation. Liquid Excretion. Low Pressure Tolerance. Moults. Osmoregulation (Freshwater). Roll Up. Solid Excretion.

Perception: Sight 2 (sees clearly up to 5m away at the front and sides, blue and green perception, side monocular vision, front binocular vision). Wide Vision 1 (wide field of view from sides that catches peripheral movement, monocular vision). Chemoreception 2 (chemicals 5m from mouth). Smell 1 (odours 1m from spiracles).

Stats: Buoyancy 1 (Adjustable Buoyancy). Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Dexterity 1. Digestion 3 (100% Plants, Digests 80%). Evolution 1. Filtration 1. Immunity 1. Jumping 1. Pierce Strength 1. Reach 1. Respiration 1 (Ram Ventilation). Stamina 2. Strength 1. Support 2. Swim Speed 1.7. Toughness 2. UV Resistance 2. Walk Speed 1.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Search for food. 2. Food (algae) > Graze with mandibles and chela. 3.  Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Walk Away. 5. Maturity > Reproduce.

External Features: A highly jointed, calcified exoskeleton with nine segments covers the the skin, which contains blue melanin pigments. Around the mouth is a pair of weak, horizontal mandibles and a circle of chemoreceptors. It has two eyes (camera eyes with calcite lenses that change shape and that have no blind spot) on stalks either side of the head. Behind these stalks on each side is a (typical apposition) compound eye. Blue and green come cells can be found in all these eyes. Two chelipeds with weak claws are held at the front of the body and there are four pairs of paddle-lined legs. The rear of the body has an exoskeleton fantail and below that a hyponome.

Internal Features: Each cell in the body contains a relatively small number of piezolytes. Spiracles lead into water-filled tubes. Just inside them are found odour receptors. Glands near the skin secrete a foul fluid. Blood vessels run all throughout the body and in these vessels is an antifreeze (xylomannan fatty acid and polysaccharide). A system of muscles stretches across the body. Near the lower wall can be found the gonads as well as the large protonephridium and near the upper wall is the enclosed swim bladder. Through the mostly lower half runs the monogastric digestive system, from the mouth through the tubes to the stomach and coiled intestines. Ganglia in the head connect to a dual nerve cord along the dorsal half, which has many nerves branching off it to encompass the whole body.

Reproduction: Sexual Reproduction. External Fertilisation. 2,000 eggs per spawning.

Castes/Phases: Almost identical male and females.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Walks.

External Features: Highly Jointed Calcified Exoskeleton (10NP, +2 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +2 Support, -1 Respiration, -1 Stamina, +Moults, +Roll Up, -Cutaneous Respiration, -Permeable Skin, -Wriggling). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Stationary Respiration, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Mandibles (5NP, +1 Pierce Strength, +1 Digestion, +1 Dexterity, +1 Reach). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +2 Chemoreception). Camera Eyes w/ blue and green cone cells (11NP, +2 Sight, +Monocular Vision, +Binocular Vision, +Blue Perception, +Green Perception). Compound Eyes w/ blue and green cone cells (11NP, +1 Wide Vision, +1 Sight, +Monocular Vision, +Blue Perception, +Green Perception). Chela (5NP, +1 Dexterity, +1 Pierce Strength, +1 Reach). Legs w/ paddles (5NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, -0.3 Swim Speed, +Paddling, +Walking). Fan Tail (4NP, +1 Swim Speed). Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Spiracles (0NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation). Odour Receptors (2NP, +1 Smell). Foul Fluid Gland (7NP, +Foul Taste). Closed Circulatory System (10NP, +1 Stamina, +Large-Body Circulation). Anti-Freeze Compound (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Caste Gonads (7NP, +1 Evolution, +Sexual Reproduction, +Sexes, +External Fertilization). Swim Bladder (7NP, +1 Buoyancy, +Adjustable Buoyancy). Large Nephridium (19NP, +Liquid Excretion, +Osmoregulation). Monogastric Digestive System w/ coiled intestines (19NP, +2 Meat Digestion, +2 Veg Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (19NP, +2 Coordination).

Temporal Range: R.225 - Present (Atrobocean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Kommos

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Gryphorhinus emarginops

Classification: Gempliaorinae (sf), Gempliaoridae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle