Round 3:Event: None
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Player SpeciesGravenis knytrium (TheGraveKnight)Lysosomes: 3
Gravenis knytrium remains stagnant in its evolution. Fortunately, its speed has served it well in avoiding the growing population of predators, although its disadvantage in obtaining ATP, coupled with its flagellum's high energy demand, are making survival more difficult.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Gabrielus gabrielus (GabrielGG)Mitochondria: 3
Like
G. knytrium,
Gabrielus gabrielus hasn't changed for generations. While its cilia, with their low energy demand, make competition for resources somewhat less of an issue, the speed they offer isn't always enough to escape the grip of increasingly abundant predators.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Thrivum encrypta (Immortal_Dragon)Mitochondria: 3
This species remains unchanged from its ancestor, and faces competition for resources (particularly prey items) with its more advanced relative,
T. failicus, whose population growth is far higher.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Vulnerable
Dynamicus respire (evolution4weαk)Chloroplasts: 4
Cilia: 4
After a brief period of stagnation, this species has assimilated cyanobacteria, allowing this species to harness sunlight. In conjunction with the mitochondria it already has,
D. respire has seen a recent spurt in population. Adding to this, a coating of mobility-providing cilia makes
D. respire decently effective at avoiding predation.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Agentus non-failus (agenttine)Lysosomes: 2
The disadvantaged posed by its relatively ineffective digestion vesicles gives
Agentus non-failus immense difficulty in competing with its peers for resources. On the bright side, its cilia help lessen the population strain caused by a rise in predator populations.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Endangered
Caeruleus photos (Skyguy98)Spikes: 5
With predator populations on the rise,
Caeruleus photos has taken the initiative of being the first to evolve a defensive adaptation. Thanks to spiky projections from its cytoskeleton emerging from its membrane,
C. photos has become a poor candidate for engulfment by predator species. This is because, since every descendant of
T. proteus is roughly the same size, no species currently exist that can hold a
C. photos in a vesicle without risking damage to the nucleus.
Despite not partaking in the benefits of aerobic respiration, the relative invincibility enjoyed by all
C. photos (aside from younger, smaller individuals) allows the species's population to remain stable. By all means, it is the yin to
D. respire's yang.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
Specium fractium (soundwave)Mitochondria: 5
A remnant strain of
T. proteus, this species has successfully assimilated bacteria that practice aerobic respiration. This has alleviated some competition for sources of food (through sheer efficiency), although given that it's hardly the only species with this trick, it still struggles to survive in the face of predators.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Endangered
Thrivum failicus (Bigyihsuan)Mitochondria: 5
The more advanced cousin of
T. encryptica, this species is the most common of the two thanks to the abundant energy brought by its assimilated mitochondria.
T. failicus's population explosion puts slower species at risk.
Habitat: Open Ocean
Conservation Status: Least Concern
NPC SpeciesThrivum proteusThis progenitor species has simply run out of time.
Habitat: N/A
Conservation Status: Extinct