Cuttlefish are marine cephalopods in the family Sepiidae that inhabited the seas and coasts of East and South Asia, Western Europe, and the Mediterranean, as well as all coasts of Africa and Australia, but are totally absent from North and South America. They have a unique internal shell: the cuttlebone, which is used for control of buoyancy. There are many species of cuttlefish known, with 116 currently recognized. Cuttlefishes are also known to change their colors thanks to a cell called the chromatophore, like the squids and octopuses. Studies showcase that they are among the most intelligent invertebrates.
The earliest fossils of cuttlefish come from the end of the Cretaceous period, represented by Ceratisepia from the Late Maastrichtian Maastricht Formation of the Netherlands. Although the Jurassic Trachyteuthis was historically considered possibly related to cuttlefish, later studies considered it to be more closely related to octopuses and vampire squids.
History[]
Isla Nublar Incident (2015)[]
DNA of cuttlefish was used in the creation of the Indominus rex in order to have an accelerated growth, but it also led the hybrid to have chromatophore cells in the skin, meaning it could change the colors and texture.
Games[]
Jurassic World: The Game[]
The cuttlefish was mentioned in the Evo 3 fact for Indominus rex Gen 2 (which is a master of camouflage due to the cuttlefish DNA added to it).
Jurassic World Evolution[]
The DNA of the common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is used for the Adaptive Camouflage trait gene (added in the Secrets of Dr. Wu DLC) that can be used to allow the Indominus rex to camouflage.
Minecraft Jurassic World[]
Cuttlefish DNA is among the modern animal DNA available in the game. It is required for the creation of all bioluminescent dinosaurs (although true cuttlefish are not bioluminescent like most cephalopods like the related bobtail squid), as well as the creation of the hybrids Indoraptor, Indominus rex, and Fascino nathus (though Tree frog DNA could also be used instead).
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Trivia[]
- According to Jurassic World Dominion: The Junior Novelization based on an early script, the giant locust changed color when it fluttered its wings (suggesting that they may have had cuttlefish DNA to accelerate their growth like Indominus rex).
