Maurcolus

## **Maurcolus whealetus**

Latest Mutations: Mutation 1: Larger and more efficient eggs = 2, Mutation 2: Female and male sexes = 3, Mutation 3: Frontal Claws = 4

This deep sea arthropod is not likely to be very succesful because the smallest number of eggs it usually spawns are not only rarer than their cousins but more fragile. Maurcolus whealetus is struggling to compete with Maurcolus repus.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Deep Ocean (500-1500m deep)

Niche: Predator, Opportunistic Scavenger

Diet: Any fresh meat it can get.

Size: 11cm (length - head to end)

Nutritional Need: 184 x 11/100 = 20.2NP.

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 20.2 x 0.25 = 5.1NP per round (Needs to intake 5.1/0.6 = 8.5NP per round)/ 20.2NP.

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Exothermic. Foul Taste. Small-Body Circulation. Liquid Excretion. High Pressure Tolerance. Moults. Osmoconformer (High Salinity). Solid Excretion. Subzero Metabolism.

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

Stats: Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Dexterity 1. Digestion 1 (100% Plants, Digests 60%). Filtration 1. Immunity 2. Jumping 1. Pierce Strength 1. Reach 1. Respiration 1 (Ram Ventilation). Sharpness 1. Stamina 2. Strength 1. Support 2. Swim Agility 1. Swim Speed 1.5. Toughness 2. UV Resistance 2. Walk Speed 1.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Search for food. 2. Food > Attack with chela. 3.  Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Swim Away. 5. Maturity > Reproduce.

External Features: An exoskeleton with nine segments covers the the skin, which contains blue carotenoid pigments. There are two antennae protruding forwards in front of the mouth and it has chemoreceptors, odour receptors and touch receptors on it. A sharp rostrum also protrudes forwards. It has two eyes (camera eyes with calcite lenses that change shape and that have no blind spot) either side of the head. Behind these on each side is a (typical apposition) compound eye. Two chelipeds with claws are held at the front of the bod, followed by steering arms, and there are four pairs of legs. The rear of the body has an exoskeleton fantail and below that a hyponome.

Internal Features: Each cell in the body contains lysozyme a and a relatively small number of piezolytes. Spiracles lead into water-filled tubes. Glands near the skin secrete a foul fluid. Throughout the centre of the body is the hemacoel, which have blood containing anti-freeze xylomannan fatty acid and polysaccharide and hemocyanin - meaning it is blue-green. A system of muscles stretches across the body. Near the lower wall can be found the gonads as well as the protonephridium. Through the mostly lower half runs the monogastric digestive system, from the mouth through the tubes to the stomach and 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. 100 very fragile eggs per spawning.

Castes/Phases: None.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Paddles with legs and fan tail, boosts with hyponome.

External Features: Exoskeleton (10NP, +2 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +2 Support, -1 Respiration, -1 Stamina, +Moults, -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). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +1 Chemoreception). Odour Receptors (2NP, +1 Smell). Touch Receptors (2NP, +1 Touch). Camera Eyes (11NP, +2 Sight, +Monocular Vision, +Binocular Vision). Compound Eyes (11NP, +1 Wide Vision, +1 Sight, +Monocular Vision). Chela (5NP, +1 Dexterity, +1 Pierce Strength, +1 Reach). Legs (5NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, -0.5 Swim Speed, +Paddling, +Walking). Steering Arms (4NP, +1 Swim Agility). Rostrum (4NP, +1 Sharpness). Antenna (4NP). Fan Tail (4NP, +1 Swim Speed). Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +High Pressure Tolerance). Lysozymes (1NP, +Subzero Metabolism). Spiracles (0NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation). Foul Fluid Gland (7NP, +Foul Taste). Open Circulatory System (3NP, +Small-Body Circulation, +1 Stamina). Anti-Freeze Compound (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism, +External Fertilization).  Nephridium (11NP, +Liquid Excretion). Monogastric Digestive System (19NP, +1 Meat Digestion, +1 Veg Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (19NP, +2 Coordination).

Temporal Range: R.263 - Present (Samadaran Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 4 years

Predecessor: Maurcolus repus

Classification:

Discoverer: PositiveTower

## **Maurcolus immortalii**

Latest Mutations: Nesting behavior by laying eggs inside glass sponges . Offspring can then leave the protection of the sponges once they hatch. = 5, Hydrofoil-like protrusions on sides of the exoskeleton segments to generate passive lift in the deep sea pressures. = 3, Male and Female sexes = 4

A deep sea arthropod that feeds mainly on worms in the seabed of the deep ocean. Unlike Maurcolus repus, it has a number of strategies to improve breeding, a difficult feat in the dark depths; it has sexes, more eggs and releases them near glass sponges in the hope they flow inside the sponge for protection.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Deep Ocean (500-1500m deep)

Niche: Predator, Opportunistic Scavenger

Diet: Any fresh meat it can get.

Size: 11cm (length - head to end)

Nutritional Need: 184 x 11/100 = 20.2NP.

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 20.2 x 0.25 = 5.1NP per round (Needs to intake 5.1/0.6 = 8.5NP per round)/ 20.2NP.

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Exothermic. Foul Taste. Small-Body Circulation. Liquid Excretion. High Pressure Tolerance. Moults. Osmoconformer (High Salinity). Solid Excretion. Subzero Metabolism.

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

Stats: Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Dexterity 1. Digestion 1 (100% Plants, Digests 60%). Evolution 1. Filtration 1. Immunity 2. Jumping 1. Pierce Strength 1. Reach 1. Respiration 1 (Ram Ventilation). Sharpness 1. Stamina 2. Strength 1. Support 2. Swim Agility 1. Swim Speed 1.5. Toughness 2. UV Resistance 2. Walk Speed 1.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Search for food. 2. Food > Attack with chela. 3.  Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Swim Away. 5. Maturity > Reproduce near Siliconia siliconia.

External Features: An exoskeleton with nine segments covers the the skin, which contains blue carotenoid pigments. There are two antennae protruding forwards in front of the mouth and it has chemoreceptors, odour receptors and touch receptors on it. A sharp rostrum also protrudes forwards. It has two eyes (camera eyes with calcite lenses that change shape and that have no blind spot) either side of the head. Behind these on each side is a (typical apposition) compound eye. Two chelipeds with claws are held at the front of the bod, followed by steering arms, and there are four pairs of legs. The rear of the body has an exoskeleton fantail and below that a hyponome.

Internal Features: Each cell in the body contains lysozyme a and a relatively small number of piezolytes. Spiracles lead into water-filled tubes. Glands near the skin secrete a foul fluid. Throughout the centre of the body is the hemacoel, which have blood containing anti-freeze xylomannan fatty acid and polysaccharide and hemocyanin - meaning it is blue-green. A system of muscles stretches across the body. Near the lower wall can be found the gonads as well as the protonephridium. Through the mostly lower half runs the monogastric digestive system, from the mouth through the tubes to the stomach and 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. 10,000 eggs per spawning.

Castes/Phases: Sexes (+1 Evolution). Almost identical.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Paddles with legs and fan tail, boosts with hyponome.

External Features: Exoskeleton (10NP, +2 Toughness, +1 Desiccation Resistance, +2 Support, -1 Respiration, -1 Stamina, +Moults, -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). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +1 Chemoreception). Odour Receptors (2NP, +1 Smell). Touch Receptors (2NP, +1 Touch). Camera Eyes (11NP, +2 Sight, +Monocular Vision, +Binocular Vision). Compound Eyes (11NP, +1 Wide Vision, +1 Sight, +Monocular Vision). Chela (5NP, +1 Dexterity, +1 Pierce Strength, +1 Reach). Legs (5NP, +1 Walk Speed, +1 Jumping, -0.5 Swim Speed, +Paddling, +Walking). Steering Arms (4NP, +1 Swim Agility). Rostrum (4NP, +1 Sharpness). Antenna (4NP). Fan Tail (4NP, +1 Swim Speed). Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +High Pressure Tolerance). Lysozymes (1NP, +Subzero Metabolism). Spiracles (0NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Ram Ventilation). Foul Fluid Gland (7NP, +Foul Taste). Open Circulatory System (3NP, +Small-Body Circulation, +1 Stamina). Anti-Freeze Compound (2NP, +Anti-Freeze). Muscular System (7NP, +1 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +Wriggling). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism, +External Fertilization).  Nephridium (11NP, +Liquid Excretion). Monogastric Digestive System (19NP, +1 Meat Digestion, +1 Veg Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Solid Excretion). Centralised Nervous System (19NP, +2 Coordination).

Temporal Range: R.267 - Present (Samadaran Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 4 years

Predecessor: Maurcolus repus

Classification:

Discoverer: ImmortalDragon

## Maurcolus farynxoskulus

Latest Mutations: resistant to Farynxoskulus toxin, better eggs, more eggs

This deep sea arthropod is not likely to be very succesful because the smallest number of eggs it usually spawns are not only rarer than their cousins but more fragile. Maurcolus whealetus is struggling to compete with Maurcolus repus.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Deep Ocean (500-1500m deep)

Niche: Predator, Opportunistic Scavenger

Diet: Any fresh meat it can get.

Size: 11cm (length - head to end)

Nutritional Need: 157.5 x 11/100 = 17.3NP.

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 17.3 x 0.25 = 4.3NP per round (Needs to intake 4.3/0.65 = 6.6NP per round)/ 17.3 x 0.9 = 15.6NP.

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Circulation, Small-Body. Excretion, Liquid. Excretion, Solid. Exothermic. Foul Taste. Pressure Tolerance, High. Osmoconformer (Quite Low Salinity). Resistant to Faryxoskulus toxin. Subzero Metabolism. UV Resistance, Medium.

Perception: Chemoreception 0.5. Peripheral Vision 0.5. Pierce Strength 0.5. Sight 1. Smell 0.5. Touch 0.5.

Stats: Coordination 2. Desiccation Resistance 1. Dexterity 0.25. Digestion 0.5 (100% Meat, 65%). Filtration 1. Immunity 1. Jumping 0.5. Reach 0.25. Respiration 2 (Ram Ventilation, 90%). Sharpness 1. Stamina 2.7. Strength 0.5. Support 1. Toughness 2. Swim Agility 1.3. Swim Speed 2.5. Tunnelling 0.5. Walk Speed 1.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Search for food. 2. Food > Attack with chela. 3.  Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Swim Away. 5. Maturity > Reproduce.

External Features: An exoskeleton with nine segments covers the the skin, which contains blue carotenoid pigments. There are two antennae protruding forwards in front of the mouth and it has chemoreceptors, odour receptors and touch receptors on it. A sharp rostrum also protrudes forwards. It has two eyes (camera eyes with calcite lenses that change shape and that have no blind spot) either side of the head. Behind these on each side is a (typical apposition) compound eye. Two chelipeds with claws are held at the front of the bod, followed by steering arms, and there are four pairs of legs. The rear of the body has an exoskeleton fantail and below that a hyponome.

Internal Features: Each cell in the body contains lysozyme a and a relatively small number of piezolytes. Spiracles lead into water-filled tubes. Glands near the skin secrete a foul fluid. Throughout the centre of the body is the hemacoel, which have blood containing anti-freeze xylomannan fatty acid and polysaccharide and hemocyanin - meaning it is blue-green. A system of muscles stretches across the body. Near the lower wall can be found the gonads as well as the protonephridium. Through the mostly lower half runs the monogastric digestive system, from the mouth through the tubes to the stomach and 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: None.

Locomotion: Active (20NP). Paddles with legs and fan tail, boosts with hyponome.

External Features: Exoskeleton (10NP, +2 Toughness, +1 Desiccation, +1 Support, -1 Respiration, -1 Stamina, -Cutaneous Respiration, -Permeable Skin, -Wriggling). Skin (5NP, +0.5 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +0.5 Stamina, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Medium Pigments (2.5NP, +Medium UV Resistance). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2.5NP, +0.5 Chemoreception). Olfactory Receptors (2.5NP, +0.5 Smell). Touch Receptors (2.5NP, +0.5 Touch). Camera Eye (5NP, +1 Sight). Compound Eye (5NP, +0.5 Sight, +0.5 Peripheral Vision). Chela (5NP, +0.5 Pierce Strength, +0.25 Dexterity, +0.25 Reach). Legs (5NP, +1 Walk Speed, +0.5 Jumping, -0.5 Swim Speed). Steering Arms (5NP, +1 Swim Agility). Rostrum (5NP, +1 Sharpness). Antennae (5NP). Fan Tail (5NP, +1 Swim Speed). Hyponome (5NP, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.3 Swim Agility, +1 Respiration, +0.2 Stamina, +Stationary Respiration, +Hyponome Boosting).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (2.5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Lysozymes (2.5NP, +Subzero Metabolism). Spiracles (5NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina). Foul Fluid Gland (5NP, +Foul Taste). Open Circulatory System (10NP, +2 Stamina, +Small-Body Circulation). Anti-Freeze Compound (2.5NP, +Anti-Freeze). Muscular System (10NP, +0.5 Strength, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Tunnelling, +Wriggling). Gonads (5NP, +1 Evolution, +Sexual Reproduction, +Sexes, +External Fertilisation). Nephridium (5NP, +Liquid Excretion). Monogastric Digestive System (10NP, +0.5 Meat Digestion, +0.5 Veg Digestion, +0.5 Immunity, +Solid Excretion, +Resistant to Faryxoskulus toxin). Centralised Nervous System (10NP, +2 Coordination).

Temporal Range: R.272 - Present (Samadaran Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 4 years

Predecessor: Maurcolus whealetus

Classification:

Discoverer: PositiveTower