List of Uplift Universe species

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A list of fictional extraterrestrial species in the Uplift Universe series of novels by David Brin.

When formally referenced a species' name includes all of its surviving patrons and clients. The prefix "ul-" indicates a client and the prefix "ab-" indicates a patron. Therefore, for instance, the species Dolphin is formally Dolphin-ab-Human. Humans, in turn, are formally Human-ul-Chimpanzee-ul-Dolphin. Other Prefixes also exist (such as "zor-" representing former patrons when clients choose to change patrons). Among powerful clans species names can become quite involved.

Acceptor (ab-Tandu-ab-Nght6)
Bi-Gle
Brothers of the Night (ab-Nighthunter)
Brma (ab-Krallnith-ul-Caltmour)
Bururalli (ab-Nahalli)
Buyur (ul-Tunnuctyur)
Caltmour (ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith-ul-Tymbrimi)
Neochimpanzee (ab-Human) - While not actually extraterrestrial, most of the Chimpanzee characters in the series have been genetically engineered to sapiency.
Neodog (ab-Human) - Not extraterrestrial (and mentioned only in passing), neo-Dogs would be the third Earth native species to be engineered to full sapience.
Neodolphin (ab-Human) - While not actually extraterrestrial, the Dolphin characters in the series have been genetically engineered to sapiency.
Drooli (ul-G'Kek)
Episiarch (ab-Tandu-ab-Nght6) - a race with a powerful talent for imposing their will upon reality itself.
F'ruthian
Foruni
Forski (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
G'Kek (ab-Drooli)
Garthling/Gorilla (zor-Human-ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
Gello (ab-Pila-ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)(Sundiver says the Gello are the clients of the Pila, but Startide Rising says they are the the first clients of the Soro the Patronymics here are for Sundiver's explanation)
Gl'kahesh
Glavers (ab-Tunnuctyur)
Glououvis
Gooksyu (ul-Gubru)
Gubru (ab-Gooksyu-ul-Kwackoo-ul-Okukoo)
Guldingar
Guthatsa (ul-Hoon)
Hoon (ab-Guthatsa-ul-Rousit)
Hul (ab-Puber-ul-Soro)
Human (ul-Chimpanzee-ul-Dolphin-ul-Dog, potentially ul-Kiqui by stated future intent.)
Incrementor (ab-Tandu)
J'8lek
Jophur (ab-Poa) - originally the pacifistic traeki (non-capitalized), a race composed of semi-sentient individual 'rings' which stack to form a fully sentient - and non-individualistic - entity. The innovation of 'master rings' added the concept of "I" to their stacks and transformed the traeki into Jophur (capitalized).
Jouourouou
Kanten (ab-Linten-ab-Siqul-ul-Nish)
Karrank% (% pronounced as a double glottal stop)
Kiqui [ab-Human?] - Discovered during the book Startide Rising, this pre-intelligent species is described as a likely future client race for humanity.
Kisa (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Pila)
Klennath
Klesh
Klick-Klick (ab-Synthian)
Komahd
Kosh (ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Wortl)
Krallnith (ul-Brma)
Kwackoo (ab-Gubru-ab-Gooksyu)
Le'4-2vo
Linten (ab-Siqul-ul-Kanten)
Luber (ul-Puber) [also known as Lethani]
Mellin
Mrgh'4luargi
Muhurn8
Nahalli (ul-Bururalli)
Nght6 (ul-Tandu)
Nighthunter (ul-Brothers of the Night)
Nish (ab-Kanten-ab-Linten-ab-Siqul)
Oallie
Okukoo (ab-Gubru)
Olumimin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
Oulomin
P'ort'l
P'un m'ang
Paha (ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
Paimin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
Pargi
Pee'oot
Pila (ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Pring)
Poa (ul-Jophur) [ul-Traeki?]
Por'n'aths
Pring (ab-Pila-ab-Kisa-ab-Soro-ab-Hul-ab-Puber)
Progenitors - the fabled "first race", believed to be the first to uplift themselves to spacefaring sentience, and begin the chain of uplift.
Pthaca
Puber (ul-Hul)
Puntictin
Qheuens (ab-Zhosh)
Rammin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
Rosh (ab-Tothtoon-ul-Kosh)
Rothen
Rousit (ab-Hoon-ab-Guthatsa)
Ruguggi
Serentini
Se'een (ab-Synthian)
Siqul (ul-Linten)
Skiano
Solarians (ergovores, hence not members of the Civilization of Five Galaxies)
Soro (ab-Hul-ab-Puber-ul-Gello-ul-Forski-ul-Paha-ul-Kisa)
Sstienn
Synthian (ul-Wazoon-ul-Se'een-ul-Klick-Klick)
Talpu'ur
Tandu (ab-Nght6-ul-Acceptor-ul-Episiarch-ul-Incrementor)
Tarseuh
Thennanin (ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Paimin-ul-Rammin-ul- Ynnin-ul-Olumimun-ul-Garthling)
Tothtoon (ul-Rosh)
Tourmaj
Touvint
traeki [ab-Poa or ab-Jophur] — A communal organism composed of a stack of sap rings, each with a different function. This pacifist race was reengineered by the Oallie (as requested by the traeki's Poa patrons) into the conquesting Jophur, except for a fugitive group that hid on the planet Jijo.
Tunictguppit
Tunnuctyur (ab-Buyur-ul-Glaver)
Tuvallians
Tymbrimi (ab-Caltmour-ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith-ul-Tytlal) - An ally of humanity, these humanoids are have feathery sensory organs that extend from their temples and give them a type of psi-sensitivity.
Tytlal (ab-Tymbrimi-ab-Caltmour-ab-Brma-ab-Krallnith) Non-Uplifted form known as "noor" on the planet Jijo.
Urs
Varhisties
Vriiilh
Wazoon (ab-Synthian)
Wortl (ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon-ul-Thennanin)
Xappish (ab-Xatinni)
Xatinni (ul-Xappish)
Ynnin (ab-Thennanin-ab-Wortl-ab-Kosh-ab-Rosh-ab-Tothtoon)
Z'Tang
Zang (hydrogen breathers, hence not members of the Civilization of Five Galaxies)
Zhosh (ul-Qheuens)
Zitlths
Zugh
Zyu8