| Maritime Shockshell | |||
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| General Information | |||
| Universe | Main Universe Amalgam Universe Sagan 4 Universe | ||
| Classification | Elekshell saiwaz | ||
| Species Type | Shockshell | ||
| Homeworld | Sagan IV | ||
| Environment | Dass-Clarke Temperate Sea, Wind Polar Sea | ||
| Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based lifeform | ||
| Biological Information | |||
| Reproduction | Asexual; lays eggs into the water | ||
| Average Height | 30cm | ||
| Locomotion | Sessile | ||
| Feeding Behavior | Dass-Clarke Temperate Sea, Wind Polar Sea | ||
| Prey | Marincytus, Ocean Redmoss, LadyM Carboneater, Amphibious Redmoss, Pudgy Sucker Foi, Leaning Towercrusta Juveniles, Flavundulator | ||
| Lineage Information | |||
| Ancestor(s) | Shockshell | ||
| Cultural Information | |||
| Alignment | True Neutral | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific Taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Sagan IV | ||
| Genus | Elekshell | ||
| Species | saiwaz | ||
| Other Information | |||
| Status | Extinct | ||
| Creator | Somarinoa | ||
| First Sighting | Yannickian Period | ||
| Possible Population | 0 | ||
When the shockshell initially expanded after replacing its ancestor, the biln, it had expanded back into the Ichthys Swamp. While an offshoot once existed in the seas in times after the shockshell's appearance, that species has since died off. Over time, however, the shockshells in the Ichthys Marsh expanded outwards into the open sea again, and have evolved into the maritime shockshell.
Like the sea shockshells before them, maritime shockshells have adapted to surviving in saltwater. They have strengthened their calcium shell to better protect them — both from predators and from possible likelihood of storms coming in and damaging them. They use electrical charges brought on by electroplaques to attract food particles to eat and can now better pull these particles in thanks to elongated flagella.
Because of the increased likelihood of predators coming in and eating their eggs or young before they are mature, the maritime shockshells now spawn up to a thousand eggs into the water each spring.
Production[]
"This was my sixty-fifth species I created and submitted for the Spore-based game, Sagan IV, of which I am a member and moderator. It was created to diversify the Shockshell lineage."
Appearances[]
Amalgam Online[]
The Maritime Shockshell appear in several locations across the Amalgam Galaxy. Although they appear on Sagan IV itself, they can also be found on several other planets where they fill out oceanic ecosystems. They serve as docile hazards where they appear: They will not actively try to harm the player, but they will cause minor electric shock damage should they come into contact with the organism.
Monster Space[]
In Monster Space, the Maritime Shockshell continue to be docile hazards, with the same attributes seen in Amalgam Online.
Dangerous Wilds[]
In Dangerous Wilds, the Maritime Shockshell continue to be docile hazards, with the same attributes seen in Amalgam Online.