Nyctopolypus

## Nyctopolypus corallius

Latest Mutations: Time egg release, polyps retract inside at night, polyps can use stomach as a weapon

This was a large and simple stony coral of the Southern Hemisphere.

Status: Extinct (Samadaran GRB)

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Niche: Sessile Filter-Feeder

Size: 16cm (colony height)

Nutritional Worth: (2.9 x 16 =) 26NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 14NP / 26NP

Abilities: None.

Perception: None.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Release eggs on a full moon in a Early Spring. Polyps hide inside their exoskeletons during the day.

External Features: A blue colony is formed in the shape of a disc. It is made up of groups of sac-shaped polyps that have tentacles, joined by a coelesarc.

Internal Features: The colony is supported by calcium carbonate. The polyps have u-shaped guts and reversible stomachs.

Locomotion Type: None. (Movement Energy: 0NP)

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

Castes/Phases: Larvae.

Physical Stats: Attack = 1, Defence = 1, Support = 1, Inflexibility = 1, UV Resistance = Weak, Filtration = 1.

Systemic Stats: Digestion = 1, Immune System = 1.

External Features: A blue colony is formed in the shape of a disc. It is made up of groups of sac-shaped polyps that have tentacles, joined by a coelesarc.

Internal Features: The colony is supported by calcium carbonate. The polyps have u-shaped guts.

Temporal Range: R.163 - Present (Nocturnus Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Scleracladus vadus

Classification: Scleracludasidae (f), Milepolypa (o), Tentaculophora (c), Nautolozoa (p)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Nyctopolypus temperatus

Latest Mutations: Temperate Tolerance

This is a fan-shaped stony coral that lives in the temperate oceans.

Status: NT

Habitat: Temperate Ocean

Niche: Sessile Filter-Feeder

Size: 16cm (colony height)

Nutritional Need: 27 x 16/100 = 4.3NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 4.3 x 0.25 = 1.1NP per round (Needs to intake 1.1/0.7 = 1.5NP per round)/ 4.3 x 0.8 = 3.4NP

Characteristics: Inflexible. Solid Excretion.

Perception: N/A

Stats: Buoyancy -1. Coordination 1. Desiccation Resistance 1. Digestion 1. Filtration 1. Photosynthesis 1. Support 2. Swim Speed -1.2. Swim Agility -1.2. Toughness 3. UV Resistance 1. Walk Speed -1.2. Warming -0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Stimulus Response.

External Features: Red melanin pigmentation is in the skin of the fan-shaped colony, which is costed in calcite. The polyps tentacles have nematocysts.

Internal Features: A nerve net rings the body and an intestine leads from the mouth. It has gonads.

Reproduction: Sexual Reproduction.

Castes/Phases: Hermaphrodotism.

Locomotion: N/A

External Features: Light Pigmentation (2NP, +1 UV Resistance, -0.5 Warming). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). 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). Nematocysts (4NP).

Internal Features: Photosynthetic Bacteria (1NP, +1 Photosynthesis). Nerve Net (10NP, +1 Coordination, +Stimulus Response). Intestine (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism).

Temporal Range: R. 211 - Present (Agentian Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Nyctopolypus tropicae

Classification:

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Nyctopolypus tropicae

Latest Mutations:

Status: U

Habitat: Temperate Shallows, Temperate Upper Ocean

Niche: Sessile Filter-Feeder

Size: 16cm (colony height)

Nutritional Need: 27 x 15/100 = ?NP

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

Characteristics: Inflexible. Solid Excretion.

Perception: N/A

Stats: Buoyancy -1. Coordination 1. Desiccation Resistance 1. Digestion 1. Filtration 1. Photosynthesis 1. Support 2. Swim Speed -1.2. Swim Agility -1.2. Toughness 3. UV Resistance 1. Walk Speed -1.2. Warming -0.5.

Intelligence / Behaviour: Stimulus Response.

External Features: Red melanin pigmentation is in the skin of the fan-shaped colony, which is costed in calcite. The polyps tentacles have nematocysts.

Internal Features: A nerve net rings the body and an intestine leads from the mouth. It has gonads.

Reproduction: Sexual Reproduction.

Castes/Phases: Hermaphrodotism.

Locomotion: N/A

External Features: Light Pigmentation (2NP, +1 UV Resistance, -0.5 Warming). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). 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). Nematocysts (4NP).

Internal Features: Photosynthetic Bacteria (1NP, +1 Photosynthesis). Nerve Net (10NP, +1 Coordination, +Stimulus Response). Intestine (7NP, +1 Digestion, +Solid Excretion). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism).

Temporal Range: R. 194 - Present (Astathean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Northern

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Nyctopolypus corallius

Classification: ???

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Nyctopolypus sylvestrus

Latest Mutations: Photosynthetic Bacteria

Nyctopolypus is a fan-shaped stony coral that lives attached to rocks across the tropical ocean. During the day it's gets it's energy from photosynthetic bacteria that has allowed it to grow in huge numbers in the sunny, upper reaches of the ocean. It forms expansive coral reef habitats. At night, it filters with it's polyps.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Tropical Ocean

Niche: Sessile Filter-Feeder

Size: 16cm (colony height)

Nutritional Need: 75 x 16/100 = 12NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 12 x 0.25 = 3NP per round (Needs to intake 3/0.6 = 5NP per round)/ 12NP

Characteristics: Exothermic. Liquid Excretion. Low Pressure Tolerance. Osmoconformer (High Salinity). Permeable Skin. Retreat Into Self. Reversible Guts. Solid Excretion.

Perception: None.

Stats: Coordination 1. Digestion 1 (100% Meat). Immunity 2. Filtration 2 (4/4 = 1x2.5 = 2.5NP). Photosynthesis 1. Respiration 1 (Cutaneous Respiration, Stationary Respiration). Sharpness 1. Stamina 1. Support 1. Toughness 3. UV Resistance 2. Viscosity 1.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Wait for food. 2. Food > Filter with tentacles. 3. Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Polyps retreat into corallites. 5. Maturity + Early Spring Full Moon > Release gametes.  5. Daylight > Polyps retreat into corallites.

External Features: Each polyp, a cylindrical organism, has a corallite in which it sits, joined to the calcium carbonate skeleton secreted by each of them. The polyps have tentacles with nematocysts. They are joined by a skin. The colony is the shape of a fan, is joined to rock by a holdfast and has red melanin pigmentation in the skin.

Internal Features: Each cell has piezolytes and the outer ones contain photosynthetic bacteria. A nerve net circles through each polyp and they have muscles to pull themselves back into the corallite. They also have an incomplete digestive system and in the body wall are gonads.

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

Castes/Phases: Hermaphroditism.

Locomotion: Sessile (0NP).

External Features: Calcium Carbonate Skeleton (10NP, +3 Toughness, +1 Support). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Cirri (7NP, +1 Filtration). Nematocysts (5NP, +1 Sharpness). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Holdfast (2NP, +1 Viscosity).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Photosynthetic Bacteria (1NP, +1 Photosynthesis). Nerve Net (10NP, +1 Coordination). Retreat Mechanism (4NP, +Retreat Into Self). Incomplete Digestive System (15NP, +1 Meat Digestion, +1 Veg Protein Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Liquid Excretion, +Solid Excretion, +Reversible Guts). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism, +External Fertilisation).

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

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 1 year

Predecessor: Nyctopolypus tropicae

Classification: Scleracludasidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Nyctopolypus versiramus

Latest Mutations: Branching

Nyctopolypus is a red, branching stony coral that lives attached to rocks across the Uteenessa's temperate Southern Hemisphere. At night, it filters with it's polyps.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Subpolar Temperate Ocean, Polar Temperate Ocean

Niche: Sessile Filter-Feeder

Diet: Any fresh meat it can get.

Size: 16cm (colony height)

Nutritional Need: 77 x 16/100 = 12.3NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 12.3 x 0.25 = 3.1NP per round (Needs to intake 3.1/0.6 = 5.2NP per round)/ 12.3NP.

Abilities: Exothermic. Liquid Excretion. Low Pressure Tolerance. Osmoconformer (Quite High Salinity). Permeable Skin. Retreat Into Self. Reversible Guts. Solid Excretion.

Perception: None.

Stats: Coordination 1. Digestion 1 (100% Meat). Immunity 2. Filtration 2 (4/4 = 1x2.5 = 2.5NP). Respiration 1 (Cutaneous Respiration, Stationary Respiration). Sharpness 1. Stamina 1. Support 1. Toughness 3. UV Resistance 2. Viscosity 1.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Wait for food. 2. Food > Filter with tentacles. 3. Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Polyps retreat into corallites. 5. Maturity + Early Spring Full Moon > Release gametes.  5. Daylight > Polyps retreat into corallites.

External Features: Each polyp, a cylindrical organism, has a corallite in which it sits, joined to the calcium carbonate skeleton secreted by each of them. The polyps have tentacles with nematocysts. They are joined by a skin. The colony is a branching shape, is joined to rock by a holdfast and has red melanin pigmentation in the skin.

Internal Features: Each cell has piezolytes. A nerve net circles through each polyp and they have muscles to pull themselves back into the corallite. They also have an incomplete digestive system and in the body wall are gonads.

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

Castes/Phases: None.

Locomotion: Sessile (0NP).

External Features: Calcium Carbonate Skeleton (10NP, +3 Toughness, +1 Support). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Cirri (7NP, +1 Filtration). Nematocysts (5NP, +1 Sharpness). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Holdfast (2NP, +1 Viscosity).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Nerve Net (10NP, +1 Coordination). Retreat Mechanism (4NP, +Retreat Into Self). Incomplete Digestive System (15NP, +1 Meat Digestion, +1 Veg Protein Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Liquid Excretion, +Solid Excretion, +Reversible Guts). Gonads (14NP, +Sexual Reproduction, +Hermaphroditism, +External Fertilisation).

Temporal Range: R. 234 - Present (Atrobocean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Southern Hemisphere

Lifespan: 2 years

Predecessor: Nyctopolypus temperatus

Classification: Scleracludasidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle

## Nyctopolypus genusia

Latest Mutations: Chemoreceptors, Gender

Nyctopolypus is a fan-shaped stony coral that lives attached to rocks across the tropical ocean. During the day it's gets it's energy from photosynthetic bacteria that has allowed it to grow in huge numbers in the sunny, upper reaches of the ocean. It forms expansive coral reef habitats. This species has chemoreceptors to sense what's around it and also has different genders growing in single colonies. At night, it filters with it's polyps.

Status: Unlisted

Habitat: Tropical Ocean

Niche: Sessile Filter-Feeder

Size: 16cm (colony height)

Nutritional Need: 70 x 16/100 = 11.2NP

Food / Oxygen Requirement: 11.2 x 0.25 = 2.8NP per round (Needs to intake 2.8/0.6 = 4.7NP per round)/ 11.2NP

Abilities: Exothermic. Liquid Excretion. Low Pressure Tolerance. Osmoconformer (High Salinity). Permeable Skin. Retreat Into Self. Reversible Guts. Solid Excretion.

Perception: Chemoreception 1 (senses chemicals 1m from tentacles).

Stats: Coordination 1. Digestion 1 (100% Meat). Evolution 1. Immunity 2. Filtration 2 (4/4 = 1x2.5 = 2.5NP). Photosynthesis 1. Respiration 1 (Cutaneous Respiration, Stationary Respiration). Sharpness 1. Stamina 1. Support 1. Toughness 3. UV Resistance 2. Viscosity 1.

Intelligence / Behaviour: 1. Hungry > Wait for food. 2. Food > Filter with tentacles. 3. Tired > Rest. 4. Pain > Polyps retreat into corallites. 5. Maturity + Early Spring Full Moon > Release gametes.  5. Daylight > Polyps retreat into corallites.

External Features: Each polyp, a cylindrical organism, has a corallite in which it sits, joined to the calcium carbonate skeleton secreted by each of them. The polyps have tentacles with nematocysts and chemoreceptors. They are joined by a skin. The colony is the shape of a fan, is joined to rock by a holdfast and has red melanin pigmentation in the skin.

Internal Features: Each cell has piezolytes and the outer ones contain photosynthetic bacteria. A nerve net circles through each polyp and they have muscles to pull themselves back into the corallite. They also have an incomplete digestive system and in the body wall are sex-appropriate gonads.

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

Castes/Phases: Male and Female almost identical.

Locomotion: Sessile (0NP).

External Features: Calcium Carbonate Skeleton (10NP, +3 Toughness, +1 Support). Skin (3NP, +1 Immunity, +1 Respiration, +1 Stamina, +Cutaneous Respiration, +Permeable Skin). Medium Pigmentation (2NP, +2 UV Resistance). Cirri (7NP, +1 Filtration). Nematocysts (5NP, +1 Sharpness). Chemoreceptors (2NP, +1 Chemoreception). Mouth (0NP, +1 Filtration). Holdfast (2NP, +1 Viscosity).

Internal Features: Piezolytes (5NP, +Low Pressure Tolerance). Photosynthetic Bacteria (1NP, +1 Photosynthesis). Nerve Net (10NP, +1 Coordination). Retreat Mechanism (4NP, +Retreat Into Self). Incomplete Digestive System (15NP, +1 Meat Digestion, +1 Veg Protein Digestion, +1 Immunity, +Liquid Excretion, +Solid Excretion, +Reversible Guts). Sexual Gonads (7NP, +1 Evolution, +Sexual Reproduction, +Sexes, +External Fertilisation).

Temporal Range: R. 239 - Present (Atrobocean Stage of the Oliverian)

Distribution: Cosmopolitan

Lifespan: 1 year

Predecessor: Nyctopolypus sylvesterus

Classification: Scleracludasidae (f)

Discoverer: StealthStyle