Acutacaulus

## Acutacaulus acutacaulus

Latest Mutations: Nematocysts

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean

Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder

Size: 4cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (58/10) x (4/10) = 2.3NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 2.3NP

Abilities: Moderate UV Resistance. Solid Excretion.

Perception: None.

Stats: Coordination 0.5. Digestion 2 (can digest multicellular matter, can digest meat, 10% off). Filtration 3. Immunity 1. Photosynthesis 1. Support 0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: None.

External Features: A colony is formed in the shape of a red fan. It is made up of groups of sac-shaped polyps that have tentacles tipped with nematocysts and chemoreceptors, joined by a coelesarc.

Internal Features: The colony is supported by gorgonin and secretes diterpenes over itself. The polyps have u-shaped guts and have photosynthetic bacteria in their bodies.

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

Castes/Phases: None.

Locomotion: Sessile.

External Features: Red Pigments (2NP, +Moderate UV Resistance) Bell (2NP, +Suspension). Mouth (+1 Filtration). Sticky Tentacles (3NP, +2 Filtration, Weapon). Chemoreceptors (2NP, Chemoreception). Nematocysts (5NP, Weapon).

Internal Features: Gorgonin (2NP, +0.5 Support). Diterpenes (2NP, +1 Immunity). Photosynthetic Bacteria (3NP, +1 Photosynthesis). Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion, +can digest multicellular matter, +can digest meat). Intestine (7NP, +Solid Excretion, +1 Digestion). A nerve net coordinates the body (11NP, +0.5 Coordination). Male Gonads (5NP). Female Gonads (5NP).

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

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 1 year

Predecessor: Rougia primus

Classification:

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Acutacaulus ferox

Latest Mutations: Timed Breeding, Reversible Stomach

When under threat, this soft coral has a novel defence; it can eject its guts onto the enemy, slowly digesting them away.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Tropical Shallows, Tropical Upper Ocean

Niche: Benthic Filter-Feeder

Size: 4cm (length)

Nutritional Need: (58/10) x (4/10) = 2.3NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 2.3NP

Abilities: Reversible Stomach. Moderate UV Resistance. Solid Excretion.

Perception: None.

Stats: Coordination 0.5. Digestion 2 (can digest multicellular matter, can digest meat, 10% off). Filtration 3. Immunity 1. Photosynthesis 1. Support 0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: When ready to reproduce on a full moon in Early Spring, release sex cells into the water.

External Features: A colony is formed in the shape of a red fan. It is made up of groups of sac-shaped polyps that have tentacles tipped with nematocysts and chemoreceptors, joined by a coelesarc.

Internal Features: The colony is supported by gorgonin and secretes diterpenes over itself. The polyps have reversible, u-shaped guts and have photosynthetic bacteria in their bodies.

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

Castes/Phases: None.

Locomotion: Sessile.

External Features: Red Pigments (2NP, +Moderate UV Resistance) Bell (2NP, +Suspension). Mouth (+1 Filtration). Sticky Tentacles (3NP, +2 Filtration, Weapon). Chemoreceptors (2NP, Chemoreception). Nematocysts (5NP, Weapon).

Internal Features: Gorgonin (2NP, +0.5 Support). Diterpenes (2NP, +1 Immunity). Photosynthetic Bacteria (3NP, +1 Photosynthesis). Reversible Stomach (7NP, +1 Digestion, +can digest multicellular matter, +can digest meat, +Reversible Stomach). Intestine (7NP, +Solid Excretion, +1 Digestion). A nerve net coordinates the body (11NP, +0.5 Coordination). Male Gonads (5NP). Female Gonads (5NP).

Temporal Range: R.190 - Present (Astathean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 1 year

Predecessor: Acutacaulus acutacaulus

Classification:

Discoverer: StealthStyle