Round 17:Event: Tectonic Activity - Stage 3
The two new continents have diverged to the point that they are no longer within sight on each other's closest shorelines. The northeast side is now in areas too cold for any current upper water column life to reside around, but the southwest side remains in warmer waters.
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thrive.wikia.com/wiki/Game:_Bootleg_Thrive_Forum_Game_CompetitionPlayer SpeciesGravenis knytrium (TheGraveKnight)Remove Pilus: 4
After living generations of success as a predator owed to its pilus,
Gravenis knytrium has phased it out to allow better colony structuring. However, it has retained its toxins, although they will only be useful for defense.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Gabrielus gabrielus (GabrielGG)Fix Mouth: 1
Ocelli: 5
Gabrielus gabrielus's frontal opening has further atrophied. Now, it is covered in a layer of skin, forcing the rest of the colony to rely on engulfing outside nutrients to survive, made difficult due to the protective shell-plates.
In other news, this species uses groups of photoreceptor-hosting cells to form a pair of ocelli.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Coast
Conservation Status: Endangered
Draconia encrypta (Immortal_Dragon)Chemoreceptors: 3
Cell Specialization: 4
A loosening of the
Draconia encrypta genome has opened the floodgates to specialization of individual cells for specific tasks.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus respire (evolution4weαk)Improved Photosensory: 5
Improved Signal Agent: 2
Dynamicus respire ability to detect light has been improved; a gathering of photoreceptive cells has created an ocellus near the front of its body.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Coast
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Agentus non-failus (agenttine)Muscle Cells: 6
Mineral Nervous System: 5
Agentus non-failus has developed muscle cells, and incorporates two specialized types. One is used to wriggle its body to swim, while the other comprises two "sheets" surrounding the mouth-opening, allowing it to open and close.
In addition, it has evolved a unique method of intercellular communication dictated by cells' specific response to zinc. However, without a circulatory system to spread it this form of communication will not be of much use to send orders to specific cells.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Specium fractium (soundwave)Signal Agent: 3
Bonding Agent: 3
Specium fractium has not changed from before.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus failicus (bigyihsuan)Low-Pressure Tolerance: 6
Skeletal System: 4
Through control of osmosis,
Dynamicus failicus now dwells in higher waters. In fact, this same ability has also manifested in a gas-containing swim bladder, allowing
D. failicus to control its own buoyancy. Unfortunately, the aforementioned habitat transition has put this species in the sun's direct line of fire. UV radiation has taken a toll on its population.
On another note,
Dynamicus failicus has evolved cells that collectively form thin mineral structures identical to those of
G. gabrielus.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Gravenis sparkus (shiny)Digestion: 6
Binding Agent (From
A. non-failus): 5
Gravenis sparkus has evolved a passage leading from its front to a digestive cavity at its center. This cavity is surrounded by cells with lysosomes analogous to those of some of
G. sparkus's peers. Now this species can process food like it has never done before.
In addition, a copy of the binding agents of
A. non-failus has been assimilated into
Agentus non-failus's genome. Now, this species can use them alongside its signal agents to form colonies.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus camelopard (Lanky Giraffe)Larger Colonies: 4
Gravitropism: 3
Dynamicus camelopard colonies have grown larger, making it less vulnerable to predators. However, difficulties in sustaining larger colonies has made its population over time more dicey.
Habitat: Open Ocean, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Draconia antecedere (RoboTranic)Muscle Cells: 1
Fin-Like Appendages (from
D. australis) 6
Draconia antecedere has replicated the fin-like appendages of its close relative,
D. australis. However, they are imperfect copies; their mobility mechanisms are atrophied versions of their originals.
Habitat: North Polar Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Dynamicus showa (hirohito )Acidic Toxin: 3
Excretory Cloaca: 3
No change has occurred in
Dynamicus showa.
Habitat: North Polar Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Draconia australis (aviscerator)Fix Eyes: 6
Digestive Track: 1
Draconia australis has connected its formerly impaired ocellus with a newly-evolved network of nerve cells, finally allowing it to sense light.
However, yet another colonial structure has become malformed; this time, its frontal spikes have either become ingrown, or jut out at angles that render them useless. Given
D. australis's current energy needs, this is bad news.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable,
Dynamicus vitalis (vitagum)Spinal Cord: 2
Stomach: 5
The newest addition to the thriving
Dynamicus genus,
Dynamicus vitalis has evolved a cavity containing digestive acids. However, due to the lack of lysosomes, as well as the absence of a passage to channel food in from outside the body,
D. vitalis cannot use it.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Gabrielus nocturna (blackink)Fix Mouth: 3
Thermoreceptors (replace photoreceptors): 1
This new addition to the
Gabrielus genus possesses atrophied photoreceptors, but inherits its malformed teeth.
Habitat: Ocean Surface, Southwest Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
NPC SpeciesDynamicus combinareWhen the northeast continent moved into cold waters, some
D. respire and
D. camelopard survived by evolving cold resistance. These two groups of survivors hybridized into this new species, which inherited most, if not all of its parent species' common traits.
Habitat: Northern Ocean Surface, Northeast Coast
Conservation Status: Vulnerable