It is fixed. Don't know why I called it bacteria. The cell I am creating I do not even want to follow the same course as bacteria. Looking to go down more of coral like route eventually.
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It is fixed. Don't know why I called it bacteria. The cell I am creating I do not even want to follow the same course as bacteria. Looking to go down more of coral like route eventually.
Seon
Not An Evil Liar
Regnus->Antius
Addition: Strong Chemicals. Spikes
The colonies of Regnus can now communicate between each other using very simple chemical signals of "food here," "food not here," and "Very big food here, send assistance."
Although their usual prey is still the mats of photosynthetic cells that cover the ocean's surface, they have extended their menu to include even larger species of cells. Once a large cell is detected, members of the Regnus colony detach itself and impale the larger cell/colony with its retractable spike, at which point the target cells are pumped with deadly digestive juice that dissolves the target cell from within.
Addition: Strong Chemicals. Spikes
The colonies of Regnus can now communicate between each other using very simple chemical signals of "food here," "food not here," and "Very big food here, send assistance."
Although their usual prey is still the mats of photosynthetic cells that cover the ocean's surface, they have extended their menu to include even larger species of cells. Once a large cell is detected, members of the Regnus colony detach itself and impale the larger cell/colony with its retractable spike, at which point the target cells are pumped with deadly digestive juice that dissolves the target cell from within.
ChiefDesigner
Sunset Emperor
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Clade diagram so far:
Soleneidea
from Ancient Greek: σωλήν/solen "tube", eiδἠς "species"
While the fossil record is unclear, evidence suggests that the solenids, or tube worms, are best classified with the thiophiles as opposed to the bastrovites, due to the active transport channels present that maintain sulfur homeostasis in environments where no
environmental sulfur is present, and tight linkages seen between solenid cells--all features characteristic of protothiophiles. Furthermore, cellular differentiation along a sulfur gradient can already be seen in certain well-preserved fossils.
The lack of methanol dehydrogenase present in even the earliest bastrovites, but not in thiophiles, indicates an earlier point of divergence, perhaps as far back as Archaeoblobus. This would seem to indicate that tube worms evolved from tubular colonies of protothiophiles.
Morphologically, the earliest soleneids are extremely simple, though surprisingly sophisticated in their chemistry. Solenids are characterized by their tubular structure, with a largely undifferentiated mesenchymal layer between well-differentiated exterior and interior cells.
The digestive mechanism of tube worms is extremely primitive: water, containing prey cells primarily of unicellular protothiophiles and bastrovites, is taken in through the mouth opening, with the anal opening closed. Cells in the digestive layer secrete small amounts of sulfuric acid (H2SO4), formed from a catalyzed reaction of biosynthesized sulfur dioxide (SO2) with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, a metabolic byproduct of glycolysis). The resulting acidic environment inside the digestive tract denatures the cell membranes of prey, and the resulting nutrients are absorbed by the cells of the digestive lining. The water is then expelled through the anal opening; this peristalsis, though inefficient, provided a measure of motility for the earliest tube worms.
Additions:
* Cell differentiation
* Acid tolerance
* Sulfuric acid-based 'digestive tract'
* Free-floating
Subtraction:
* Unicellular independence
* Non-motile colonies (anchored to rocks, etc)
Spoiler :
Soleneidea
from Ancient Greek: σωλήν/solen "tube", eiδἠς "species"
While the fossil record is unclear, evidence suggests that the solenids, or tube worms, are best classified with the thiophiles as opposed to the bastrovites, due to the active transport channels present that maintain sulfur homeostasis in environments where no
environmental sulfur is present, and tight linkages seen between solenid cells--all features characteristic of protothiophiles. Furthermore, cellular differentiation along a sulfur gradient can already be seen in certain well-preserved fossils.
The lack of methanol dehydrogenase present in even the earliest bastrovites, but not in thiophiles, indicates an earlier point of divergence, perhaps as far back as Archaeoblobus. This would seem to indicate that tube worms evolved from tubular colonies of protothiophiles.
Morphologically, the earliest soleneids are extremely simple, though surprisingly sophisticated in their chemistry. Solenids are characterized by their tubular structure, with a largely undifferentiated mesenchymal layer between well-differentiated exterior and interior cells.
The digestive mechanism of tube worms is extremely primitive: water, containing prey cells primarily of unicellular protothiophiles and bastrovites, is taken in through the mouth opening, with the anal opening closed. Cells in the digestive layer secrete small amounts of sulfuric acid (H2SO4), formed from a catalyzed reaction of biosynthesized sulfur dioxide (SO2) with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2, a metabolic byproduct of glycolysis). The resulting acidic environment inside the digestive tract denatures the cell membranes of prey, and the resulting nutrients are absorbed by the cells of the digestive lining. The water is then expelled through the anal opening; this peristalsis, though inefficient, provided a measure of motility for the earliest tube worms.
Additions:
* Cell differentiation
* Acid tolerance
* Sulfuric acid-based 'digestive tract'
* Free-floating
Subtraction:
* Unicellular independence
* Non-motile colonies (anchored to rocks, etc)
Angst
Rambling and inconsistent
Kakokudos -> Kakokuces
Additions: The Kakokudos shell hardens even more, sometimes even making it a problem for the cell to multiply. Rather, the mineral membrane grows a little bit while the cell inside becomes much smaller. The mitosis now happens inside the mineral shell, making strange micro-colonies of 3-4 cells inside the rocky membrane. Sometimes a cell randomly squeezes itself out of one of the shell fumes to harden is own membrane and make its own colony. The Kakokuces is therefore developed into having a shared mineral shell around a cluster of a few very little Kakokudos.
Subtractions: None yet. They will come soon though.
Additions: The Kakokudos shell hardens even more, sometimes even making it a problem for the cell to multiply. Rather, the mineral membrane grows a little bit while the cell inside becomes much smaller. The mitosis now happens inside the mineral shell, making strange micro-colonies of 3-4 cells inside the rocky membrane. Sometimes a cell randomly squeezes itself out of one of the shell fumes to harden is own membrane and make its own colony. The Kakokuces is therefore developed into having a shared mineral shell around a cluster of a few very little Kakokudos.
Subtractions: None yet. They will come soon though.
I was wondering, if you're evolving a symbiotic organism, do you post it as a combination of two species, as Abaddon did, or do you post it as a single cooperative organism, and explain that it will be working alongside another?
IMHO in case of normal mutualism I would post it as single organism. However, in case of endosymbiosis I would do it as Abaddon did.
Abaddon
Deity
I think at this level my action is acceptable.. once we are a few evolutions along however, you will have to alternate between the two things in the symbiosis. With my evolution two organisms are going to result in a single new species.. not two working along side each other.
Abaddon
Deity
Well that was the very intention of my first creature.. I always planned for it to stab into something and merge with it rather than eat/kill.
I'm thinking they are kinda a fungus/lichen thing that might not actually merge at a cellular level, but become completely intertwined at this stage, and in future evolutions actually properly evole into a unified creation
I'm thinking they are kinda a fungus/lichen thing that might not actually merge at a cellular level, but become completely intertwined at this stage, and in future evolutions actually properly evole into a unified creation
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
hey guys, im at my parent's for easter weekend, and only just got the internet to work. Wasnt expecting that 
. I will be catching up ASAP.
. I will be catching up ASAP.
Abaddon
Deity
No panic man, looking forward to le update! 
Spiculus -> Durulus (Lord_Iggy)
While other descendants of the Spiculus developed crude digestive sacs in the Chompus, motile tubular body plans in the Stellaculus, or even well-developed symbiosis with Archaeofilium in the Filiculus, the Durulus has evolved into the most heavily-armoured of the Spiculus derivatives. Increased multicellular organization has caused the Durulus' form to resemble a long, solid tube of elongate, spiculin-rich cells, surrounded by rings of overlapping, segmented plates, enabling a mixture of armoured protection and flexibility. Derived from the ancestral hardened apical spikes of the Spiculus, these structures have expanded, evolving into plates that now extend flush along the sides of the organism. With its new organization, the Durulus is able to alternatively extend and relax its spiculin, allowing for the development of a wriggling motion capable of propelling the organism through its environment, and its soft-bodied prey.
In terms of behaviour the Durulus is a highly active creature capable of both benthic travel and swimming through open water. While it thrives in many of the same environments as its ancestral Spiculus, it has also found a great deal of success surviving in the intertidal regions of Epsilon Panzerus. Due to its hardened nature, the Durulus is relatively resistant to water loss, enabling it to thrive in the mass of vegetation that has washed up on the planet's shores, spending more time than any other species in this environment due to its ability to hold in water during brief periods of dessication between the rising and falling of the tides.
Additions:
-Sclerotized Tips have expanded into Sclerotized Plates, now covering the entirety of the Durulus.
-Increasing degrees of multicellular organization, forming a solid tube of cells several times longer than it is wide capable of simple coordinated movement.
-Dessication Resistance, largely as a result of the armouring plates surrounding the organism.
Subtractions:
-None of significance. While the spikes have expanded into plates, their tips remain sharpened to aid in the disruption of other cells.
Daft, what exactly does the sun-loving trait entail?
While other descendants of the Spiculus developed crude digestive sacs in the Chompus, motile tubular body plans in the Stellaculus, or even well-developed symbiosis with Archaeofilium in the Filiculus, the Durulus has evolved into the most heavily-armoured of the Spiculus derivatives. Increased multicellular organization has caused the Durulus' form to resemble a long, solid tube of elongate, spiculin-rich cells, surrounded by rings of overlapping, segmented plates, enabling a mixture of armoured protection and flexibility. Derived from the ancestral hardened apical spikes of the Spiculus, these structures have expanded, evolving into plates that now extend flush along the sides of the organism. With its new organization, the Durulus is able to alternatively extend and relax its spiculin, allowing for the development of a wriggling motion capable of propelling the organism through its environment, and its soft-bodied prey.
In terms of behaviour the Durulus is a highly active creature capable of both benthic travel and swimming through open water. While it thrives in many of the same environments as its ancestral Spiculus, it has also found a great deal of success surviving in the intertidal regions of Epsilon Panzerus. Due to its hardened nature, the Durulus is relatively resistant to water loss, enabling it to thrive in the mass of vegetation that has washed up on the planet's shores, spending more time than any other species in this environment due to its ability to hold in water during brief periods of dessication between the rising and falling of the tides.
Additions:
-Sclerotized Tips have expanded into Sclerotized Plates, now covering the entirety of the Durulus.
-Increasing degrees of multicellular organization, forming a solid tube of cells several times longer than it is wide capable of simple coordinated movement.
-Dessication Resistance, largely as a result of the armouring plates surrounding the organism.
Subtractions:
-None of significance. While the spikes have expanded into plates, their tips remain sharpened to aid in the disruption of other cells.
Daft, what exactly does the sun-loving trait entail?
Angst
Rambling and inconsistent
Not at all. 
Just submit an evolution. This is more of a shared project.
Just submit an evolution. This is more of a shared project.
Daftpanzer
canonically ambiguous
@civplayah, you dont need to sign up for this NES, you can just throw evolutions in there (but only one per person per turn). At this point you can make an evolution of another player's species, but only one thats already been added in the update (check pages 1-4).
EDIT: @Iggy, sun-loving is organisms that like direct sunlight as it helps with some of their chemical reactions and stuff, though they can't really gain energy from that alone. Which is different from photosynthesis. But you are the biologist, so tell me if that seems right or not?
@everyone, I will update this again tomorrow or thursday. Spent a lot of time recently on trains and hanging out with family, mostly without internets.
EDIT: @Iggy, sun-loving is organisms that like direct sunlight as it helps with some of their chemical reactions and stuff, though they can't really gain energy from that alone. Which is different from photosynthesis. But you are the biologist, so tell me if that seems right or not?
@everyone, I will update this again tomorrow or thursday. Spent a lot of time recently on trains and hanging out with family, mostly without internets.
Thlayli
Le Pétit Prince
Update NAO!
