Chartocutis shiwakurisu
- Kingdom
- Papyrae
- Division
- Chartoniphyta
- Class
- Occlupanopsida
- Order
- Ephemerodectales
- Family
- Archignathaceae
- Genus
- Chartocutis
- Species
- C. shiwakurisu
- External morphology
Small paper-process on oral hooks and aboral edge, large aboral divot. Long byssal threads attached to integument. Size 26.8 mm x 21.4 mm.
First discovered by FORC scholar A. Lee, who observed it on paper-wrapped muscat grapes at the YATA Store in the Tsuen Wan Plaza shopping mall in Hong Kong. Species name comes from 皺, Japanese for wrinkled. Despite many occlupanids in the Kurisuphenax genus attempting to mimic I. kurisu, this occlupanopsid has perfected the ruse, fooling even seasoned occlupanologists. Despite its tender host and delicate morphology, this Occlupanopsid has also been found roaming pedestrian crossings near fruit markets, its large amicula nowhere to be found. In true occlupanopsid fashion, it has been accused of displacing I. kurisu from many stores in Hong Kong, though in some instances they have not been able to gain a permanent foothold. Discovered by A. Lee, described by Kurisu, HELO (Heung-Shing Expeditionary Lab for Occlupanology).
