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Megapanis sonorus chiralis
- Kingdom
- Microsynthera
- Phylum
- Plasticae
- Class
- Occlupanida
- Order
- Orthogonidectes
- Family
- Archignathidae
- Genus
- Megapanis
- Species
- M. s. chiralis
- External morphology
Lateral palps, and large oral groove. 43.3 mm x 33.2 mm.
Specimen discovered by observant field researcher A. Jackae, who found this cyaneus blue color morph at an Aldi store in Australia, attached to a bag of Wild Rise sourdough bread. It is remarkablly similar to Megapanis sonorus, which was itself once considered to be a subspecies of M. gregjubyi. It can be distinguished by having a narrower paraoral adit, gentler oral hooks, and lower distal palps, a trait shared with other recently observed populations of genus Megapanis. Is this how the future of the genus will flow, or are these specimens a splash in the river of microsyntheric time? Only careful observation, and a small inflatable craft, can determine for sure.