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Segentova wrote:Are you sure Octopii are Chordata?

Your octopi don't have spinal columns? lame

Aizcona Seg's correct. Phylum should be Mollusca not Chordata

Aizcona wrote:
Argusian Octopus


Conservation Status
Least Concern

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species: O. Argus
Octopus Argus, commonly known as the Argusian Octopus (Olagarro Argusiarra in Estran), is a species of octopus, a marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. It is native to shallow waters in the subtropical and tropical waters in the southern parts of the subcontinent Argus. It was first described scientifically in 1844 by the Estran naturalist Heren Osacar.

Distribution of the Argusian Octopus


Distribution and Habitat

Octopus Argus is native to the subtropical to tropical waters of the southern parts of the subcontinent Argus and the surrounding islands. Its range extends from the coasts of Brulafi around the coasts of Martenyika and up the Eastern side of Argus back up to Enchanta. Its range also extends to around the islands of Mokov, San Javier, The aziran islands and many other small islands around Argus. It occurs in the intertidal zone and the shallow subtidal zone, down to depths of around 90 m (300 ft). It occurs over reefs and sandy seabeds, often hiding in crevices or under boulders and in empty mollusc shells.


Description

This is a small to medium-sized octopus with a maximum length of about 20 cm (8 in). The mantle is globular with a smooth surface. The head is slightly narrower than the mantle, the eyes are prominent and are surrounded by small granulations. The mantle opening is wide with a long funnel. The neck is constricted and the eight arms are two-thirds to three-quarters of the length of the rest of the animal. The second pair of arms is the shortest and the fourth pair is the longest. The hectocotylus of the male is on the right third arm, and the male also has enlarged suckers.


Ecology

This octopus feeds on crabs and small clams and is known to drill into gastropod shells to extract hermit crabs. The octopus is itself heavily preyed on by young sharks in the waters around Argus.

Breeding in this species takes place between autumn and spring. As with many other octopus species, the female selects a shelter and broods a batch of eggs. An invertebrate shell is usually chosen as a shelter; small individuals usually choose gastropod shells such as Zidona dufresnei, Odontocymbiola magellanica or Buccinanops cochlidium, clams such as Pitar rostratus or Amiantis purpurata or large barnacles in the genus Balanus. Medium-sized individuals favor shells of the oyster Ostrea puelchana, while the largest individuals create their own shelters from shell fragments and other materials. The oyster is the most favored shelter overall, with the majority of eggs being deposited inside the concave valve.

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Would anyone who is affected by this octopus' range be unhappy with it?

is there a list of TWI fauna somewhere?

Shidei wrote:Your octopi don't have spinal columns? lame

Aizcona Seg's correct. Phylum should be Mollusca not Chordata

WHERE DO YOU PUT A SPINE IN AN OCTOPUS?! :P

Brulafi

Aizcona wrote:
Argusian Octopus


Conservation Status
Least Concern

Scientific Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Octopoda
Family: Octopodidae
Genus: Octopus
Species: O. Argus
Octopus Argus, commonly known as the Argusian Octopus (Olagarro Argusiarra in Estran), is a species of octopus, a marine cephalopod mollusc of the order Octopoda. It is native to shallow waters in the subtropical and tropical waters in the southern parts of the subcontinent Argus. It was first described scientifically in 1844 by the Estran naturalist Heren Osacar.

Distribution of the Argusian Octopus


Distribution and Habitat

Octopus Argus is native to the subtropical to tropical waters of the southern parts of the subcontinent Argus and the surrounding islands. Its range extends from the coasts of Brulafi around the coasts of Martenyika and up the Eastern side of Argus back up to Enchanta. Its range also extends to around the islands of Mokov, San Javier, The aziran islands and many other small islands around Argus. It occurs in the intertidal zone and the shallow subtidal zone, down to depths of around 90 m (300 ft). It occurs over reefs and sandy seabeds, often hiding in crevices or under boulders and in empty mollusc shells.


Description

This is a small to medium-sized octopus with a maximum length of about 20 cm (8 in). The mantle is globular with a smooth surface. The head is slightly narrower than the mantle, the eyes are prominent and are surrounded by small granulations. The mantle opening is wide with a long funnel. The neck is constricted and the eight arms are two-thirds to three-quarters of the length of the rest of the animal. The second pair of arms is the shortest and the fourth pair is the longest. The hectocotylus of the male is on the right third arm, and the male also has enlarged suckers.


Ecology

This octopus feeds on crabs and small clams and is known to drill into gastropod shells to extract hermit crabs. The octopus is itself heavily preyed on by young sharks in the waters around Argus.

Breeding in this species takes place between autumn and spring. As with many other octopus species, the female selects a shelter and broods a batch of eggs. An invertebrate shell is usually chosen as a shelter; small individuals usually choose gastropod shells such as Zidona dufresnei, Odontocymbiola magellanica or Buccinanops cochlidium, clams such as Pitar rostratus or Amiantis purpurata or large barnacles in the genus Balanus. Medium-sized individuals favor shells of the oyster Ostrea puelchana, while the largest individuals create their own shelters from shell fragments and other materials. The oyster is the most favored shelter overall, with the majority of eggs being deposited inside the concave valve.

Read dispatch

Would anyone who is affected by this octopus' range be unhappy with it?

Calamari

boss seemed to like my calculator for how much grocery stores could save by covering their refrigerators and that's great but I'm CCed on too many emails now

Ioudaia, Wellsia, Nhoor, and Brulafi

Corindia wrote:is there a list of TWI fauna somewhere?

Engraining it within the TWIki sounds like it would be helpful.

Shidei wrote:Your octopi don't have spinal columns? lame

Aizcona Seg's correct. Phylum should be Mollusca not Chordata

Big oops, thanks for the correction NE and Seg

Corindia wrote:is there a list of TWI fauna somewhere?

Don’t think so, could probably put together a factbook and have people send all their stuff

Balnik wrote:Engraining it within the TWIki sounds like it would be helpful.

Or this ^

Corindia and Brulafi

Aizcona wrote:Or this ^

There's already some TWIkipedia articles about fauna you might be able to use.

I also like the idea of Brulafi octopi-based delicacies. We could even have a period like the Cod Wars, but over the octopi and our maritime borders.

Brulafi wrote:There's already some TWIkipedia articles about fauna you might be able to use.

I also like the idea of Brulafi octopi-based delicacies. We could even have a period like the Cod Wars, but over the octopi and our maritime borders.

That would be hilarious, especially because the reason I made the article is to reference it later in a cuisine factbook. Just to show even more how much our nations are willing to hate each other

Brulafi

Aizcona wrote:That would be hilarious, especially because the reason I made the article is to reference it later in a cuisine factbook. Just to show even more how much our nations are willing to hate each other

Should we ever establish why they hate each other so much, or should it remain unresolved? I think the latter would be pretty funny.

Brulafi wrote:Should we ever establish why they hate each other so much, or should it remain unresolved? I think the latter would be pretty funny.

I think we just keep making incidents like the Octopus wars and the genocide that keep going back in time and show the hatred but it never establishes why the nations started to hate each other and just having that be a thing that is "Historians from both nations are still trying to figure out what first caused the two peoples to start to hate each other"

Brulafi

Athara magarat

New aapelistan wrote:Something I didn't know about Athara Magarat and something (somewhat) similar between us. While Aprosia never had a strong western style socialist movement, one that would scream workers' rights and all, the Aprosian socialist movement has basically dominated the leftist politics since its creation during 1910-1920.

I think we already would have had relations between us during the late 20th century due to leftist politics, but we could even have deep inter-party relations before the APF/NAM came to power in Aprosia?

Yup. Yup. Yup.

Is Ketseluv still IC? Last time you were around, he was an "inspiring figure" of sorts.

Athara magarat

Vijayarajya wrote:Awesome, so my nation's early proto-history can be explained away by hand-wavey portal magic! thank god. (I'm not being sarcastic, this was seriously eating me up inside)

No, no, no. That maguc portal thing is what I think would be cool.

Of course, there is hand-waving in TWI...Guys, can anyone whi can explain better than me take over?

Athara magarat

Keomora wrote:So anyone up for a USSR style of state post Imperial war that was an actual union of states?

I dunno if I would be a member but I would need their support a lot.

Athara magarat wrote:I dunno if I would be a member but I would need their support a lot.

We could make the UCCR relevant again.

Athara magarat, Keomora, and Dragao do mar

Athara magarat

Corindia wrote:is there a list of TWI fauna somewhere?

Not exactly TWI fauna (although I had a few succeses in selling them to Ainslie, Razzgriz, Verdon, Vancouvia and a few others).

nation=athara_magarat/detail=factbook/id=1363386

page=dispatch/id=1015061

page=dispatch/id=1125120

page=dispatch/id=1141205

I created most of them when I was still an island (aka Kaski island) next to Miklania so sone info is outdated.

Like Mechi Sea (named after Michigonia) is now Alteran Sea.

Brulafi wrote:We could make the UCCR relevant again.

Yes.

Brulafi

*this is my “I’m alive until further notice” RMB post*
Life is hard
But whatever

Ioudaia, Athara magarat, Alteran republics, Nhoor, and 3 othersBrulafi, Martenyika, and Aizcona

Remodio wrote:*this is my “I’m alive until further notice” RMB post*
Life is hard
But whatever

Take care man!

Remodio and Athara magarat

Aizcona wrote:Happy birthday!

Brulafi wrote:I guess I must have forgotten that Dazzah was born today! Good birth, buddy, congrats

Segentova wrote:Oh sh!t. Happy B-day!

Thanks, it's good to see these as I jump back and forth between rejoining NS or not.

Segentova, Athara magarat, Dragao do mar, and Brulafi

Dormill and Stiura wrote:Thanks, it's good to see these as I jump back and forth between rejoining NS or not.

Happy Borthday!

Dormill and Stiura wrote:Thanks, it's good to see these as I jump back and forth between rejoining NS or not.

Happy birthday, twas a pleasant day today around these parts

Dormill and Stiura wrote:Thanks, it's good to see these as I jump back and forth between rejoining NS or not.

It’s your B-Day? Hope it is (or has been) well!

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