haplognatha

Dicrania vugada
Classification
Kingdom: Microsynthera
Phylum: Plasticae
Class: Occlupania
Order: Haplognatha
Family:
Genus: Dicrania
Species: vugada
Identification: secondary oral groove opposite the first one.
Colors: white
Markings: none
Habitat: Unknown
Host Organism: possibly bulk bagged goods. It is usually found in clusters in supermarkets, in an unattached state.

History and Importance
D. vugada is one of the more puzzling of the occlupanids, second only to U. vaportubis in uniqueness of morphology. The function of the secondary oral groove remains a mystery. Some researchers think it could be analagous to many fish with eyespots on their tails, but nobody seems to know what predator D. vugada would be trying to avoid.
Discovered By: Dr. EF Lipton