Coliteuthis

## Coliteuthis edentulus

Latest Mutations: Carnivorous, Lose Teeth, More Tentacles

This species is surprisingly agile, with a hyponome at the head that can be swivelled around independently to allow the animal to move in any direction quickly. The fins have been lost to reduce drag when it swims fast. It now has four tentacles from which threads hang and these can be used for bursts of speed. It also has a closed circulatory system. All this makes it a very effective pelagic filter-feeder, well-defended by its speed and shell.

Status: NT

Habitat: Temperate Shallows

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 5cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: (9.9 x 5 =) 49NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 23NP / 39NP

Abilities: Permeable Skin. Below Freezing Metabolism. Fluid Freeze Prevention.

Perception: Sight. Detects chemicals up to tens of metres away.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: It has a cylindrical body almost completely covered by a torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell, with red pigmentation in the thin skin layer. A mouth is surrounded by chemoreceptors and six tentacles covered in threads. There is also a pair of stalks with an eye on each side of the head. A hyponome is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits sit on each side of head. Muscles on each side are attached to the body wall. The gastrointestinal tract from the mouth has a stomach with carnivorous digestive juices followed by intestines leading to the anus. A brain encased in the head connects to one nerve cords which branches into a network of nerves, with a notochord running alongside. It hosts both male and female gonads. The shell contains a phragmocone. The hemacoel cavity, an open circulatory system, has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins. Protonephridia, connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Locomotion Type: Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy.

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

Castes/Phases: None.

Physical Stats: Speed = 1, Stamina = 1, Agility = 0.5, Attack = 1, Strength = 1.5, Support = 1, UV Resistance = Weak, Filtration = 3

Systemic Stats: Osmoregulation = 2 (quite high salinity), Respiration = 2 (cutaneous respiration, ram ventilation), Digestion = 2 (meat), Circulation = 1, Excretion = 1, Immune System = 1, Coordination = 1, Reflexes = 1.

External Features: Cylindrical body completely covered on back by torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell (9NP, +1 Defence, +3 Inflexibility, -1 Speed) with red pigmentation (3NP, +Weak UV Resistance). Thin skin layer (3NP, +1 Immune System, +1 Respiration, +Permeable Skin). A mouth (+1 Filtration) with chemoreceptors (1NP, +2 Chemoreception) and six tentacles (14NP, +1 Attack, +1 Filtration) covered in threads (2NP, +1 Filtration). Has a pair of stalks with an eye on each side (4NP, +Sight) are on the head. A hyponome (5NP, +1 Speed, +1 Osmoregulation, +0.5 Agility) is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes (3NP, +Below Freezing Metabolism) in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits each side of head (8NP, +1 Respiration). Muscles on each side, attached to body wall (10NP, +1 Speed, +1 Strength, +0.5 Support). Gastrointestinal tract from mouth has stomach with carnivorous digestive juices (4NP, +1 Digestion) followed by intestines (4NP, +1 Digestion) leading to exit. Brain (6NP, +1 Coordination) encased in head connects to one nerve cords which branch into network of nerves (8NP, +1 Reflexes). Notochord runs alongside (3NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Male and female gonads (6NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism). The shell contains a phragmocone (+Buoyancy Control). The hemacoel cavity, open circulatory system (+1 Stamina, +1 Circulation) has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins (3NP, +Fluid Freeze Prevention). Protonephridia (4NP, +1 Excretion, +1 Osmoregulation), connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Temporal Range: R.156 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Predecessor: Coliteuthis filocrinis

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f), Cephalopoda (so), Violamata (c), Bilateria (p)

Lifespan: 2 years.

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Coliteuthis filocrinis

**Info**

Status: NT

Temporal Range: R.140 - Present (Gammavian Stage of the Atroxian)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 5cm (length)

Nutritional Worth:

Predecessor: Nimiastoma cavatunicus

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f), Cephalopoda (so), Violamata (c), Bilateria (p)

Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.

Latest Mutations: Torpedo-Like Shape = 5, Stronger Tentacles = 4, Closed Circulatory System = 4, Jet Propulsion = 5

Info: This species is surprisingly agile, with a hyponome at the head that can be swivelled around independently to allow the animal to move in any direction quickly. The fins have been lost to reduce drag when it swims fast. It now has four tentacles from which threads hang and these can be used for bursts of speed. It also has a closed circulatory system. All this makes it a very effective pelagic filter-feeder, well-defended by its speed and shell.

Anatomy: It has a cylindrical body with most of it, except the head, being covered by a mantle - this produces a torpedo-shaped calcium carbonate shell. The shell is thick, heavy and contains a phragmocone. The skin has red pigmentation. The gill slits are covered by the shell but a pair of eyestalks with a true eye on the end protrude through a special gap in the shell. The circular mouth at the front is not covered by shell and has lots of small teeth in it, and chemoreceptors surround it. Four tentacles are also placed at the top of the head and are covered in threads. A hyponome is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

A cartilage backbone protects two nerve cords coming from the brain which branch out into a network of nerves. A duct from the mouth leads into a simple stomach. Blood vessels pump blood neatly around the body, which contains anti-freeze proteins.

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, it's response is often delayed. 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.

Discoverer: PositiveTower

**Stats**

Nutritional Worth: (9.7 x 5 =) 49NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 23NP / 39NP

Physical Stats: Speed = 1, Stamina = 1, Agility = 0.5, Attack = 2, Strength = 1.5, Support = 1, UV Resistance = Weak, Filtration = 2.5

Systemic Stats: Osmoregulation = 2 (quite high salinity), Respiration = 2 (cutaneous respiration, ram ventilation), Digestion = 2 (microbes), Circulation = 1, Excretion = 1, Immune System = 1, Coordination = 1, Reflexes = 1.

Abilities: Permeable Skin. Below Freezing Metabolism. Fluid Freeze Prevention.

Perception: Sight. Detects chemicals up to tens of metres away.

Locomotion Type: Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy.

Reproduction: Sexual, Ovuliparity (External Fertilisation). 1,000 eggs. Hermaphroditism.
Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: Cylindrical body completely covered on back by torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell (9NP, +1 Defence, +3 Inflexibility, -1 Speed) with red pigmentation (3NP, +Weak UV Resistance). Thin skin layer (3NP, +1 Immune System, +1 Respiration, +Permeable Skin). A mouth (+1 Filtration) with small teeth (2NP, +1 Attack, -0.5 Filtration) chemoreceptors (1NP, +2 Chemoreception) and four tentacles (10NP, +1 Attack, +1 Filtration) covered in threads (2NP, +1 Filtration). Has a pair of stalks with an eye on each side (4NP, +Sight) are on the head. A hyponome (5NP, +1 Speed, +1 Osmoregulation, +0.5 Agility) is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes (3NP, +Below Freezing Metabolism) in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits each side of head (8NP, +1 Respiration). Muscles on each side, attached to body wall (10NP, +1 Speed, +1 Strength, +0.5 Support). Gastrointestinal tract from mouth has stomach with digestive juices (4NP, +1 Digestion) followed by intestines (4NP, +1 Digestion) leading to exit. Brain (6NP, +1 Coordination) encased in head connects to one nerve cords which branch into network of nerves (8NP, +1 Reflexes). Notochord runs alongside (3NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Male and female gonads (6NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism). The shell contains a phragmocone (+Buoyancy Control). The hemacoel cavity, open circulatory system (+1 Stamina, +1 Circulation) has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins (3NP, +Fluid Freeze Prevention). Protonephridia (4NP, +1 Excretion, +1 Osmoregulation), connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

## Coliteuthis largus

Latest Mutations: Lose Teeth, Tropical Tolerance, Bigger

This species is surprisingly agile, with a hyponome at the head that can be swivelled around independently to allow the animal to move in any direction quickly. The fins have been lost to reduce drag when it swims fast. It now has four tentacles from which threads hang and these can be used for bursts of speed. It also has a closed circulatory system. All this makes it a very effective pelagic filter-feeder, well-defended by its speed and shell.

Status: NT

Habitat: Tropical Shallows

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 15cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: (9.5 x 15 =) 49NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 23NP / 39NP

Abilities: Permeable Skin. Below Freezing Metabolism. Fluid Freeze Prevention.

Perception: Sight. Detects chemicals up to tens of metres away.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: It has a cylindrical body almost completely covered by a torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell, with red pigmentation in the thin skin layer. A mouth is surrounded by chemoreceptors and four tentacles covered in threads. There is also a pair of stalks with an eye on each side of the head. A hyponome is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits sit on each side of head. Muscles on each side are attached to the body wall. The gastrointestinal tract from the mouth has a stomach with digestive juices followed by intestines leading to the anus. A brain encased in the head connects to one nerve cords which branches into a network of nerves, with a notochord running alongside. It hosts both male and female gonads. The shell contains a phragmocone. The hemacoel cavity, an open circulatory system, has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins. Protonephridia, connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Locomotion Type: Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy.

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

Castes/Phases: None.

Physical Stats: Speed = 1, Stamina = 1, Agility = 0.5, Attack = 1, Strength = 1.5, Support = 1, UV Resistance = Weak, Filtration = 3

Systemic Stats: Osmoregulation = 2 (quite high salinity), Respiration = 2 (cutaneous respiration, ram ventilation), Digestion = 2 (microbes), Circulation = 1, Excretion = 1, Immune System = 1, Coordination = 1, Reflexes = 1.

External Features: Cylindrical body completely covered on back by torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell (9NP, +1 Defence, +3 Inflexibility, -1 Speed) with red pigmentation (3NP, +Weak UV Resistance). Thin skin layer (3NP, +1 Immune System, +1 Respiration, +Permeable Skin). A mouth (+1 Filtration) with chemoreceptors (1NP, +2 Chemoreception) and four tentacles (10NP, +1 Attack, +1 Filtration) covered in threads (2NP, +1 Filtration). Has a pair of stalks with an eye on each side (4NP, +Sight) are on the head. A hyponome (5NP, +1 Speed, +1 Osmoregulation, +0.5 Agility) is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes (3NP, +Below Freezing Metabolism) in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits each side of head (8NP, +1 Respiration). Muscles on each side, attached to body wall (10NP, +1 Speed, +1 Strength, +0.5 Support). Gastrointestinal tract from mouth has stomach with digestive juices (4NP, +1 Digestion) followed by intestines (4NP, +1 Digestion) leading to exit. Brain (6NP, +1 Coordination) encased in head connects to one nerve cords which branch into network of nerves (8NP, +1 Reflexes). Notochord runs alongside (3NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Male and female gonads (6NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism). The shell contains a phragmocone (+Buoyancy Control). The hemacoel cavity, open circulatory system (+1 Stamina, +1 Circulation) has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins (3NP, +Fluid Freeze Prevention). Protonephridia (4NP, +1 Excretion, +1 Osmoregulation), connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Temporal Range: R.156 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Predecessor: Coliteuthis brockmani

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f), Cephalopoda (so), Violamata (c), Bilateria (p)

Lifespan: 2 years.

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Coliteuthis brockmani

**Info**

Status: NT

Temporal Range: R.145 - Present (Gammavian Stage of the Atroxian)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 10cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: (9.7 x 10 =) 97NP

Predecessor: Coliteuthis filocrinis

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimatomidae (f), Cephalopoda (so), Violamata (c)

Perception: Decent vision with no depth perception either side, can sense chemicals up to ten metres away with accuracy.

Latest Mutations: Bigger

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: It has a cylindrical body almost completely covered by a torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell, with red pigmentation in the thin skin layer. A mouth with small teeth is surrounded by chemoreceptors and four tentacles covered in threads. There is also a pair of stalks with an eye on each side of the head. A hyponome is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.
Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits sit on each side of head. Muscles on each side are attached to the body wall. The gastrointestinal tract from the mouth has a stomach with digestive juices followed by intestines leading to the anus. A brain encased in the head connects to one nerve cords which branches into a network of nerves, with a notochord running alongside. It hosts both male and female gonads. The shell contains a phragmocone. The hemacoel cavity, an open circulatory system, has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins. Protonephridia, connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Discoverer: PositiveTower

**Stats**

Nutritional Worth: (9.7 x 10 =) 97NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 46NP / 78NP

Physical Stats: Speed = 1, Stamina = 1, Agility = 0.5, Attack = 2, Strength = 1.5, Support = 1, UV Resistance = Weak, Filtration = 2.5

Systemic Stats: Osmoregulation = 2 (quite high salinity), Respiration = 2 (cutaneous respiration, ram ventilation), Digestion = 2 (microbes), Circulation = 1, Excretion = 1, Immune System = 1, Coordination = 1, Reflexes = 1.

Abilities: Permeable Skin. Below Freezing Metabolism. Fluid Freeze Prevention.

Perception: Sight. Detects chemicals up to tens of metres away.

Locomotion Type: Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy.

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

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: Cylindrical body completely covered on back by torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell (9NP, +1 Defence, +3 Inflexibility, -1 Speed) with red pigmentation (3NP, +Weak UV Resistance). Thin skin layer (3NP, +1 Immune System, +1 Respiration, +Permeable Skin). A mouth (+1 Filtration) with small teeth (2NP, +1 Attack, -0.5 Filtration) chemoreceptors (1NP, +2 Chemoreception) and four tentacles (10NP, +1 Attack, +1 Filtration) covered in threads (2NP, +1 Filtration). Has a pair of stalks with an eye on each side (4NP, +Sight) are on the head. A hyponome (5NP, +1 Speed, +1 Osmoregulation, +0.5 Agility) is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Each cell contains lysozymes (3NP, +Below Freezing Metabolism) in addition to enzymes. Three gill slits each side of head (8NP, +1 Respiration). Muscles on each side, attached to body wall (10NP, +1 Speed, +1 Strength, +0.5 Support). Gastrointestinal tract from mouth has stomach with digestive juices (4NP, +1 Digestion) followed by intestines (4NP, +1 Digestion) leading to exit. Brain (6NP, +1 Coordination) encased in head connects to one nerve cords which branch into network of nerves (8NP, +1 Reflexes). Notochord runs alongside (3NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Male and female gonads (6NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism). The shell contains a phragmocone (+Buoyancy Control). The hemacoel cavity, open circulatory system (+1 Stamina, +1 Circulation) has violet blood containing hemerythrin and anti-freeze proteins (3NP, +Fluid Freeze Prevention). Protonephridia (4NP, +1 Excretion, +1 Osmoregulation), connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

## Coliteuthis antarcticus

Latest Mutations: Cold Metabolism, Low Salinity Tolerance

This species is surprisingly agile, with a hyponome at the head that can be swivelled around independently to allow the animal to move in any direction quickly. The fins have been lost to reduce drag when it swims fast. It now has four tentacles from which threads hang and these can be used for bursts of speed. It also has a closed circulatory system. All this makes it a very effective pelagic filter-feeder, well-defended by its speed and shell.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Polar Freezing Shallows, Polar Freezing Upper Ocean

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 5cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (124NP/10) x 5/10 = 6.2NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (6.2 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 3.4NP / 6.2 x 0.9 = 5.6NP

Abilities: Cold Water Metabolism. Moderate UV Resistance. Osmoregulation (Low Salinity Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion, Permeable Skin.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away). Sight 1 (Clear 360 degree sight).

Stats: Respiration 2 (Cutaneous Respiration), Coordination 1. Digestion 1 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 2, Intelligence 1, Hardness 4. Swim Speed 1 (Cold Environment: 0.5), Stamina 1.5, Strength 1. Dexterity 0.5. Filtration 2. Evolution 1 (4 votes).

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; swim away. When hungry; look or sense for marine detritus or phytoplankton. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: Red pigments give the skin of the cylindrical body a red colouration. A thick, calcite torpedo-shaped shell covers most of the body except for the foot, where can be found a mouth with chemoreceptors around the outside. A hyponome is also found here, which can swivel about, and six tentacles covered in threads protrude from around the mouth.

Internal Features: Three gill slits are open on the side. An open circulatory system allows violet blood to dissolve around the body and anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate. 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 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. Along the nerve cord is a carriage notochord. Chambers of the shell for a phragmocone. In the body can be found testes (in a male) or an ova (in a female).

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

Castes/Phases: Male and Female (Identical). (Evolution +1)

Locomotion: Hyponome Burst. Tentacle Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Red pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Thick, calcite, torpedo-shaped shell (10 + 0NP, +4 Hardness, +1 Support, +1 Inflexibility, -0.5 Speed). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two eyes on stalks (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight). Hyponome that can swivelled (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Agility). Tentacles with threads (3 + 5NP, +1.5 Filtration, +1 Dexterity, +0.5 Swim Speed, Tentacle Burst).

Internal Features: Gills (3 + 1NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina). Open Circulatory System (2 + 5NP, +Circulation, +0.5 Stamina). 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). Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Notochord (4NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Phragmocone (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP). Ova (1 + 5NP).

Temporal Range: R.168 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Lifespan: 4 years

Predecessor: Coliteuthis edentulus

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Coliteuthis bushei

Latest Mutations: Quite High Salinity Tolerance

This species is surprisingly agile, with a hyponome at the head that can be swivelled around independently to allow the animal to move in any direction quickly. The fins have been lost to reduce drag when it swims fast. It now has four tentacles from which threads hang and these can be used for bursts of speed. It also has a closed circulatory system. All this makes it a very effective pelagic filter-feeder, well-defended by its speed and shell.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Subpolar Temperate Shallows, Subpolar Temperate Upper Ocean, Polar Temperate Shallows, Polar Temperate Upper Ocean

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 15cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (124NP/10) x 15/10 = 18.6NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (18.6 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 10NP / 18.6 x 0.9 = 16.7NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance. Osmoregulation (Quite High Salinity Tolerance), Circulation, Excretion, Permeable Skin.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemical particles from 5m away). Sight 1 (Clear 360 degree sight).

Stats: Respiration 2 (Cutaneous Respiration), Coordination 1. Digestion 1 (Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, Can Digest Meat), Immunity (Immunity Physical Barrier), Support 2, Intelligence 1, Hardness 4. Swim Speed 1, Stamina 1.5, Strength 1. Dexterity 0.5. Filtration 2. Evolution 1 (4 votes).

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When feeling pain; swim away. When hungry; look or sense for marine detritus or phytoplankton. When ready to reproduce, sense for pheromones and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: Red pigments give the skin of the cylindrical body a red colouration. A thick, calcite torpedo-shaped shell covers most of the body except for the foot, where can be found a mouth with chemoreceptors around the outside. A hyponome is also found here, which can swivel about, and six tentacles covered in threads protrude from around the mouth.

Internal Features: Three gill slits are open on the side. An open circulatory system allows violet blood to dissolve around the body and anti-freeze glycoproteins circulate. 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 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. Along the nerve cord is a carriage notochord. Chambers of the shell for a phragmocone. In the body can be found testes (in a male) or an ova (in a female).

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

Castes/Phases: Male and Female (Identical). (Evolution +1)

Locomotion: Hyponome Burst. Tentacle Burst. Buoyancy Control.

External Features: Red pigments (1 + 1NP, Moderate UV Resistance). Thick, calcite, torpedo-shaped shell (10 + 0NP, +4 Hardness, +1 Support, +1 Inflexibility, -0.5 Speed). Skin (2 + 1NP, Permeable Skin, Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, Immunity Physical Barrier). Mouth (0 + 0NP, +0.5 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (1 + 1NP, +2 Chemoreception). Two eyes on stalks (2 + 5NP, +1 Sight). Hyponome that can swivelled (3 + 7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Agility). Tentacles with threads (3 + 5NP, +1.5 Filtration, +1 Dexterity, +0.5 Swim Speed, Tentacle Burst).

Internal Features: Gills (3 + 1NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina). Open Circulatory System (2 + 5NP, +Circulation, +0.5 Stamina). 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). Intestines (3 + 5NP, +1 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (6 + 14NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Notochord (4NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Phragmocone (3 + 5NP). Testes (1 + 5NP). Ova (1 + 5NP).

Temporal Range: R.168 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Northern Hemisphere

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Coliteuthis largus

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Coliteuthis geralluijiensis

Latest Mutations: Carnivorous

This species is surprisingly agile, with a hyponome at the head that can be swivelled around independently to allow the animal to move in any direction quickly. The fins have been lost to reduce drag when it swims fast. It now has four tentacles from which threads hang and these can be used for bursts of speed. It also has a closed circulatory system. All this makes it a very effective pelagic filter-feeder, well-defended by its speed and shell.

Status: U

Habitat: Tropical Upper Ocean, Tropical Shallows

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 15cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: (133/10) x (15/10) = 20NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (20 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 10.8NP / 18NP

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Barrier Immune System. Circulation. Cutaneous Respiration. Liquid Excretion. Moderate UV Resistance. Permeable Skin.

Perception: Chemoreception 2 (Senses chemicals 5m away). Sight 1 (Clear vision all around)

Stats: Agility 0.5. Buoyancy 1. Coordination 1. Digestion 2 (can break down multicellular matter, can digest meat, 10% off). Inflexibility 3. Intelligence 1. Filtration 2.5. Respiration 2 (10% off). Stamina 2.5. Strength 1. Support 1. Toughness 3.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. It knows to eat and avoid being harmed. The female responds to the stimuli of producing eggs by embedding them in her tentacles and tucking the tentacles under her body.

External Features: It has a cylindrical body almost completely covered by a torpedo-shaped, thick calcite shell, with red pigmentation in the thin skin layer. A mouth is surrounded by chemoreceptors and four tentacles covered in threads. There is also a pair of stalks with an eye on each side of the head. A hyponome is also found on the head and can be swivelled in multiple directions independently.

Internal Features: Behind the head are three gill slits. An open circulatory system carries fluid across the body, and anti-freeze glycoproteins travel in the fluid. There is also a nephridium and muscles lay longitudinally along the body. A tube from the mouth meets the intestines, which leads to the anus. A brain in the head is connected to the nerve cord with branches of nerves, with a notochord running along side it. A testes and an ova can be found. The shell is split into chambers with a siphuncle running through it, forming a phragmocone.

Locomotion Type: Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy. Active (20NP)

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

Castes/Phases: None.

External Features: Red pigments (2NP, +Moderate UV Resistance). Skin (3NP, +Permeable Skin, +Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Barrier Immune System). Conical Thick Calcite Shell (10NP, +3 Toughness, +3 Inflexibility, -1 Swim Speed). Mouth (+1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +2 Chemoreception). Eyes (7NP, +1 Sight). Tentacles With Threads (7NP, +1.5 Filtration, Weapon). Swivelling Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Agility).

Internal Features: Gills (4NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina). Open Circulatory System (6NP, +Circulation, +0.5 Stamina). Anti-Freeze Glycoproteins (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Nephridium (7NP, + Liquid Excretion). Longitudinal Muscles (3NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, Allows Crawling). Stomach (10NP, +1 Digestion, +Can Break Down Multicellular Matter, +Can Digest Meat). Intestines (7NP, +1 Digestion). Brain and nerve network (22NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Notochord (4NP, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Testes (5NP). Ova (5NP). Phragmocone (+1 Buoyancy).

Temporal Range: R.175 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Geralluiji Ocean

Predecessor: Coliteuthis largus

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f)

Lifespan: 1 year.

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Coliteuthis carnivorus

Latest Mutations: Carnivorous, Larger

Status: Extinct (Samadaran GRB)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows (Upper 50m)

Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder

Size: 26cm

Nutritional Need: 131 x 26/100 = ?NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: ? x 0.25 = ?NP per round (Needs to intake ?/0.7 = ?NP per round)/ ? x 0.8 = ?NP

Characteristics: Adjustable Buoyancy. Anti-Freeze. Barrier Immunity. Cutaneous Respiration. Inflexible. Intolerant of more than 50m deep. Liquid Excretion. Only Works Underwater; gills and hyponome. Permeable Skin. Stationary Respiration. Small-Body Circulation. Solid Excretion.

Perception: Sight 2 (see clearly 5m on either side, monocular vision). Chemoreception 2 (detects chemicals 5m from mouth).

Stats: Buoyancy 0.5. Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Digestion 2. Filtration 2.5. Immunity 1. Respiration 3. Stamina 4. Strength 1. Support 3. Swim Agility 1. Swim Speed -0.2. (Toughness 3 = Shell). UV Resistance 2. Walk Speed -0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Stimulus Response. Hunger hormones = move around. Pain = move around. Move signal = hyponome boost. Tiredness = rest. Masticephalus chemicals = use cirri to filter water into mouth. Mating hormones = move around. Coliteuthis carnivorus chemicals w/ mating hormones = reproduce.

External Features: At the front is the thread-bearing cirri, followed by the circular mouth and chemoreceptors. It has a thick, conical shell on the back, made of calcite. This is secreted by the mantle, which is a layer on the skin. The skin contains red melanin pigmentation. A pair of camera eyes that focus by moving the lens but have a blind spot, sit on stalks through holes in the shell. At the back of the shell is a hyponome, capable of swivelling.

Internal Features: The hyponome pumps water into the mantle cavity, which contains the six pairs of gills and the phragmocone with a wide siphuncle. The body has a hemoacoel and a few small blood vessels from the gills and saccate metanephridium. It has gonads. It has muscles across the body. It has a stomach attached to the intestine. From the ganglia in head is a single, ventral nerve cord with nerves running off. The nerve cord is shielded by the notochord.

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

Castes/Phases: Hermaphroditism.

Locomotion: Slightly Active (+5NP). Hyponome Boosting.

External Features: Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Thick Shell (11NP, +3 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +2 Support, -1 Buoyancy, -1.2 Swim Speed, -1 .2 Swim Agility, -1.2 Walk Speed, +Inflexible, -Wriggling). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +Barrier Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +2 Chemoreception). Camera Eye (11NP, +2 Sight, +Monocular Vision). Swivelling Hyponome (7NP, +1 Swim Agility, +0.5 Swim Speed, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Stationary Respiration, -Ram Ventilation, +Hyponome Boosting, +Only Works Underwater). Thread-Bearing Cirri (7NP, +1.5 Filtration).

Internal Features: Gills (4NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation, +Only Works Underwater). Open Circulatory System (3NP, +Small-Body Circulation, +1 Stamina). Anti-Freeze Compound (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Nephridium (11NP, +Liquid Excretion). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion). Intestine (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (20NP, +2 Coordination, +Stimulus Response). Notochord (4NP, +1 Support). Phragmocone (4NP, +1.5 Buoyancy, +Adjustable Buoyancy, +Intolerant of more than 50m deep). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism, +External Fertilisation).

Temporal Range: R. 194 - R.244 (Astathean to Samadaran Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Northern

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Coliteuthis bushei

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Coliteuthis macrus

Latest Mutations: Longer Tentacles, Bigger (25%)

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Tropical Shallows (Upper 50m)

Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder

Size: 20cm (length)

Nutritional Need: 151 x 20/100 = 30NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 30 x 0.25 = 7.5NP per round (Needs to intake 7.5/0.7 = 10.7NP per round)/ 30 x 0.8 = 24NP

Characteristics: Adjustable Buoyancy. Anti-Freeze. Cutaneous Respiration. Inflexible. Intolerant of more than 50m deep. Liquid Excretion. Only Works Underwater; gills and hyponome. Osmoconformer (High Salinity). Permeable Skin. Stationary Respiration. Small-Body Circulation. Solid Excretion.

Perception: Sight 2 (see clearly 5m on either side, monocular vision). Chemoreception 2 (detects chemicals 5m from mouth).

Stats: Buoyancy 0.5. Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Digestion 2. Filtration 3. Immunity 1. Respiration 3. Stamina 4. Strength 1. Support 3. Swim Agility 1. Swim Speed -0.2. (Toughness 3 = Shell). UV Resistance 2. Walk Speed -0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Stimulus Response. Hunger hormones = move around. Pain = move around. Move signal = hyponome boost. Tiredness = rest. Masticephalus chemicals = use cirri to filter water into mouth. Mating hormones = move around. Coliteuthis carnivorus chemicals w/ mating hormones = reproduce.

External Features: At the front is the long thread-bearing cirri, followed by the circular mouth and chemoreceptors. It has a thick, conical shell on the back, made of calcite. This is secreted by the mantle, which is a layer on the skin. The skin contains red melanin pigmentation. A pair of camera eyes that focus by moving the lens but have a blind spot, sit on stalks through holes in the shell. At the back of the shell is a hyponome, capable of swivelling.

Internal Features: The hyponome pumps water into the mantle cavity, which contains the six pairs of gills and the phragmocone with a wide siphuncle. The body has a hemoacoel and a few small blood vessels from the gills and saccate metanephridium. It has gonads. It has muscles across the body. It has a stomach attached to the intestine. From the ganglia in head is a single, ventral nerve cord with nerves running off. The nerve cord is shielded by the notochord.

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

Castes/Phases: Hermaphroditism.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Hyponome Boosting.

External Features: Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Thick Shell (11NP, +3 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +2 Support, -1 Buoyancy, -1.2 Swim Speed, -1 .2 Swim Agility, -1.2 Walk Speed, +Inflexible, -Wriggling). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +Barrier Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +2 Chemoreception). Camera Eye (11NP, +2 Sight, +Monocular Vision). Swivelling Hyponome (7NP, +1 Swim Agility, +0.5 Swim Speed, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Stationary Respiration, -Ram Ventilation, +Hyponome Boosting, +Only Works Underwater). Long, Thread-Bearing Cirri (7NP, +2 Filtration).

Internal Features: Gills (4NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation, +Only Works Underwater). Open Circulatory System (3NP, +Small-Body Circulation, +1 Stamina). Anti-Freeze Compound (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Nephridium (11NP, +Liquid Excretion). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion). Intestine (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (20NP, +2 Coordination, +Stimulus Response). Notochord (4NP, +1 Support). Phragmocone (4NP, +1.5 Buoyancy, +Adjustable Buoyancy, +Intolerant of more than 50m deep). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism, +External Fertilisation).

Temporal Range: R. 197 - Present (Astathean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: "Central Continent"

Lifespan: 1 year

Predecessor: Coliteuthis geralluijiensis

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Coliteuthisidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle