Shellusk family
The shellusk family is a family of octopus-like creatures that appears only in Hey! Pikmin. It only has one species, the Starnacle, belonging to the Tripodidae genus.
MembersEdit
StarnacleEdit
- Main article: Starnacle.
Scientific name: Tripodidae asterias
The Starnacle is an aquatic creature, made of three tentacles placed around a green eye. Its main purpose is blocking underwater passages. To get rid of it, Olimar just has to throw a Pikmin at its eye, making the Starnacle retract its tentacles. It only lasts for a short amount of time, before this creature regains its original position.
NamingEdit
The name shellusk comes from "shell" and "mollusk". It is unknown where "shell" part comes from, as the Starnacle doesn't seem to have a shell of any sort, rather has a soft, squishy form. The genus name Tripodidae is Ancient Greek for "three legs", referring to the Starnacle having three appendages.
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | タコヒトデ科? Tako Hitode Ka |
Octopus starfish family |
| Dutch | Schellusk | Shellusk |
| French | coquimolles | Softshells |
| German | Schlingstern | Wrap-Star |
| Italian | Polpidi | |
| Korean | 문어불가사리 과 Mun-Eobulgasali Gwa |
Octopus starfish family |
| Spanish | Moluscaparoides | Molluskshellidae |