Minervan

The Minervans are a sapient cephalopod-esque species native to Minerva.

Biology
Minervans are radially symmetrical with cylindrical bodies which are divided into sixths, each sixth having an arm, a leg, and an eyestalk that can be turned freely. The mouth is at the top of their bodies.

History
The Minervans come from a universe where there is no planet Mars, instead, the forth world from Sol is slightly closer and is the size of Earth. This world known as Minerva is a tropical world of lush greenery, blue oceans and it is home to (as previously mentioned) cephalopod-esque beings known as Minervans.

These beings where not like the advanced Martians we have envisioned inhabiting the red planet, instead, these men of the blue planet are at a level of technology to the medieval period on Earth.

Appearances

 * A World of Difference, by Harry Turtledove (1990)