Collodopodus

## Collodopodus camcordis

**Info**

Status: NT

Temporal Range: R.150 - Present (Nocturnis Stage of the Oliverian)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Lifespan: 2 years

Size: 5cm (length)

Nutritional Worth: (9.7 x 10 =) 97NP

Predecessor: Coliteuthis filocrinis
Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f), Malacoidea (so), Violetamata (c), Bilateria (p)

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

Latest Mutations: Heart = 5, Genders = 4, Cephalopod Suckers = 4

Info: The hard shell of this filter-feeder protects it from most attacks, so it is common. It has a dorsal vessel which helps to circulate the blood around to the head. The thread-lined tentacles are tipped with a pad of suckers; these allow it to grip surfaces but since they lack predators and do not need to catch active prey, they have little use. They remain excellent filter-feeders.

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 with suckers at the end. 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. The blood is pumped to the head by a dorsal vessel. Protonephridia, connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Discoverer: PositiveTower

**Stats**

Nutritional Worth: (10.7 x 5 =) 54NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 26NP / 43NP

Physical Stats: Speed = 1, Stamina = 2, 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 = 2, 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. Sexes.

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) and lined with cephalopod suckers (8NP). 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 gonads (MALE, 3NP, +Sexual Reproduction) and female gonads (FEMALE, 3NP, +Sexual Reproduction). 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) although a dorsal vessel (5NP, +1 Stamina, +1 Circulation) pumps blood to the head. Protonephridia (4NP, +1 Excretion, +1 Osmoregulation), connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

## Collodopodus tenusis

Latest Mutations: Lighter Shell

The hard, torpedo-shaped shell has lost the bulky weight that slowed down Collodopodus and its ancestors, so this species is faster. However, it is still a filter-feeder, pushing microbes from the water into its mouth with its tentacles.

Status: NT

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 5cm (length)

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, 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 with suckers at the end. 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. The blood is pumped to the head by a dorsal vessel. Protonephridia, connected to hemacoel, expels waste through pores.

Locomotion Type: Hyponome Burst. Buoyancy.

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

Castes/Phases: None.

Physical Stats: Speed = 2, Stamina = 2, 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 = 2, Excretion = 1, Immune System = 1, Coordination = 1, Reflexes = 1.

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, calcite shell (9NP, +1 Defence, +3 Inflexibility) 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) and lined with cephalopod suckers (8NP). 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 gonads (MALE, 3NP, +Sexual Reproduction) and female gonads (FEMALE, 3NP, +Sexual Reproduction). 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) although a dorsal vessel (5NP, +1 Stamina, +1 Circulation) pumps blood to the head. 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), Malacoidea (so), Violetamata (c), Bilateria (p)

Lifespan: 2 years

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Collodopodus lynni

Latest Mutations: Carnivorous, Improve Chemoreception

Status: U

Habitat: Temperate Upper Ocean, Temperate Shallows

Niche: Pelagic Filter-Feeder

Size: 5cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (136NP/10) x (5/10) = 6.5NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: (6.5 x 0.6) x 0.9 = 3.5NP / 6.5NP

Abilities: Anti-Freeze. Circulation, Small Body. Excretion, Liquid. Excretion, Solid. Permeable Skin. Pressure Tolerance, Low. UV Resistance, Moderate.

Perception: Chemoreception 3 (Senses chemicals 5m away). Sight 1 (clear sight to the sides).

Stats: Buoyancy 1. Coordination 1. Digestion 2 (can break down multicellular matter, break down matter, 10% off). Filtration 2.5. Immunity 1. Intelligence 1. Respiration 2 (Cutaneous Respiration, Ram Ventilation, 10% off). Stamina 3. Strength 1. Support 1. Toughness 3. Viscosity 0.5. Swim Speed 0.5. Walk Speed 0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Processes information and responds based on fixed behaviours. When observing a predator; swim away. When hungry; sense for food. When ready to reproduce, sense for other adults and move towards them, then attempt to mate with the source.

External Features: It has a cylindrical body almost completely covered by a torpedo-shaped, calcite shell, with red pigmentation in the thin skin layer. A mouth is surrounded by chemoreceptors and four arms covered in threads and suckers. 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 pumped by a dorsal vessel, 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 in males and females respectively. 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.

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

External Features: Red melanin (2NP, +Moderate UV Resistance). Skin (3NP, +Permeable Skin, +Cutaneous Respiration, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +1 Immunity). Mouth (+1 Filtration). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +3 Chemoreception). Eyes (7NP, +1 Sight). Arms With Threads and Cephalopod Suckers (4NP, +1.5 Filtration, +0.5 Viscosity, Weapon). Cirri (4NP, +1 Filtration). Calcite Shell (8NP, +3 Toughness, -3 Flexibility). Swivelling Hyponome (7NP, +0.5 Swim Speed, +1 Agility).

Internal Features: Low Pressure Metabolism (+Low Pressure Tolerance). Gills (4NP, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina). Open Circulatory System (6NP, +Small-Body Circulation, +1 Stamina). Dorsal Vessel (11NP, +1 Stamina). Anti-Freeze Glycoproteins (5NP, +Anti-Freeze). Nephridium (11NP, + Liquid Excretion). Longitudinal Muscles (3NP, +0.5 Walk Speed, +0.5 Swim Speed, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength, +Crawling). Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Break Down Multicellular Matter, +Break Down Meat). Intestines (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Brain and nerve network (22NP, +1 Coordination, +1 Intelligence). Notochord (4NP, +3 Flexibility, +0.5 Support, +0.5 Strength). Testes (5NP, Male Only). Ova (5NP, Female Only). Phragmocone (+1 Buoyancy).

Temporal Range: R.178 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Predecessor: Collodopodus tenusis

Classification: Coliteuthisinae (sf), Nimiastomidae (f)

Lifespan: 2 years.

Discoverer: StealthStyle