{"id":4109,"date":"2026-01-21T07:30:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=4109"},"modified":"2026-01-21T07:58:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T07:58:48","slug":"eutreptosoma-arcuatis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.horg.com\/horg\/?page_id=4109","title":{"rendered":"Eutreptosoma arcuatis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Eutreptosoma arcuatis<\/h1>\n
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Eutreptosoma arcuatis<\/p><\/div>\n

“Bowed changing-body”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Kingdom<\/dt>\n
Microsynthera<\/dd>\n
Phylum<\/dt>\n
Plasticae<\/dd>\n
Class<\/dt>\n
Occlupanida<\/dd>\n
Order<\/dt>\n
Orthogonidectes<\/dd>\n
Family<\/dt>\n
Toxodentidae<\/dd>\n
Genus<\/dt>\n
Eutreptosoma<\/dd>\n
Species<\/dt>\n
E. arcuatis<\/em><\/dd>\n
External morphology<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n

Varies widely but all conspecifics have dorsally arched body.<\/p>\n

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Distinguished from E. arcuaparvoris<\/em> by having a larger oral groove. The various subspecies that make up E. arcuatis<\/em> are deeply varied, but most are of a larger body size. Many of the forms observed can closely mimic fruits and vegetables; Occlupanologists are advised to exercise caution when conducting research in the field on an empty stomach. While some have been spotted in the wild, others have been acquired in laboratory settings.
\nA partial sampling of observed subspecies include:
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\nE. arcuatis allioformis <\/strong>
\n(“garlic-shaped bowed changing-body”)
\n56.3mm x 56.7 mm<\/p>\n

E. arcuatis citrops<\/strong><\/em>
\n(\u201ccitron-like bowed changing-body\u201d)
\n51 mm x 41.3 mm<\/p>\n

E. arcuatis crispusartus<\/em><\/strong>
\n(“curly-frame bowed changing-body”)
\n49.3 mm x 50.5mm<\/p>\n

Species discovered and described by M. Rutledge and GASTRORC. More information about these curious occlupanids can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t