Megapanis tarassovae

“Tarassova’s big bread”
Kingdom
Microsynthera
Phylum
Plasticae
Class
Occlupanida
Order
Orthogonidectes
Family
Archignathidae
Genus
Megapanis
Species
tarassovae
External morphology

Lateral palps, and largish oral groove. 43 mm x 30 mm.

Occlupanologist A. Tarassova noticed this latest member of genus Megapanis in the depths of a wholesale freezer in Ontario, Canada, found clutched to a large bag of three-month-old frozen bread. The -22° C temperature had not caused it any notable distress, leading to a theory that this occlupanid has successfully adapted to colder climes along with its host.