Editing Shellusk family

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The '''shellusk family''' is a family of octopus-like creatures that appears in {{hp}} only. So far, this family is made of one species, the [[Starnacle]].

This family only consists of the ''Tripodidae'' genus.

== Members ==

=== Starnacle ===
[[File:Starnacle Creature Log.png|150px|left]]
{{main|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 family|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.

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== Naming ==
The name shellusk may come from molusk, another type of underwater creature. It is unknown where "shell" comes from, as the creature doesn't seem to have a shell of any sort, rather has a soft, squishy form.
Members use the ''Tripodidae'' genus. This is named after real-world {{w|tripods}}, a three-legged stand commonly used for filming and photography. This refers to members of the Shellusk family having three appendages.

=== Names in other languages ===
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{{foreignname
|Jap=タコヒトデ科
|JapR=Tako Hitode Ka
|JapM=[[Starnacle|Octopus starfish]] family
|Dut=Schellusk	
|DutM=
|Fra=coquimolles
|FraM=Wordplay of ''coquille'' (shell) and ''molle'' (soft)
|Ger=Schlingstern
|GerM=Swallow Star
|Ita=Polpidi
|ItaM=
|Kor=문어불가사리 과
|korM=octopus starfish family
|Spa=Moluscaparoides
|SpaM=
}}

== See also ==
*[[Snareshell family]]
*[[Splurchin family]]

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[[Category:Shellusk family| ]]