![]() ![]() ( TOS novel: First Frontier)Ĭephalopods lived on Nereus II, or at least Lieutenant Sengar Hesh was concerned that large enough ones could damage their amphibious rover Vixen in 2269. In 2268, Spock discovered living ammonites on Earth, a cephalopod species that became extinct at the same time as the dinosaurs, proving that time had been altered. In 2267, Starfleet's first contact with the giant snail-like Sklurrians revealed that the Romulan Empire was blockading their homeworld. In 2267, sapient red octopus monsters living in the ocean rescued the damaged Federation Survey II on Tekkor. Jean-Luc Picard kept a fossilized cephalopod in his ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-D. ![]() ![]() ( TAS episode & Log Five novelization: The Ambergris Element)Īboard a Brunyg starship, the bridge central display console was a dome containing a cephalopod slave who managed various control arrays with its tentacles. This aquatic animal had characteristics of cephalopods and cetaceans, with a dual-respiratory system. The venom of the Argoan sur-snake provided a gateway to genetic engineering for Aquans, Humans and Vulcans to breathe water. ( SCE - Some Assembly Required eBook: The Riddled Post)ĭhoraxi bodies were made of intertwined tentacles that could be formed into limbs, and they could deliver a neural shock on contact. They kept octopus-like h'stirips as pets. They had eyestalks, as well as tentacles instead of fingers and toes. Humanoid Syclarians retained vestigial gills from their aquatic origins. Non-humanoid Sklurrians had gigantic snail shells and a molluscan foot, though they sometimes traveled atop an antigrav platform. A thumb and two fingers adorned each of their four tentacles. Palnak's species were starfaring, highly advanced, inventive, and long-lived. Some cephalopods, such as squales, had chromatophores in their skin allowing them to change color, either with neon tints or more natural camouflage colors. ( ST - Destiny novel: Gods of Night) Some cephalopods could change this texture and their skin color. The skin of undersea cephalopods had a unique, fleshy texture. Examples include ammonites, which flourished in the Cretaceous Period with thousands of distinct species. Cephalopods evolved on Earth millions of years ago. ![]()
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