Selidocyrtus desolatus

“Empty curved paper ”

Kingdom
Papyrae
Division
Chartoniphyta
Class
Occlupanopsida
Order
Ephemerodectales
Family
Archignathaceae
Genus
Selidocyrtus
Species
S. desolatus
External morphology

Size 35 mm x 21.5 mm.

This occlupanopsid was discovered by field researcher M. Bayrock, as part of a survey of central Alberta, Canada. The first Archignathid-mimic described at HORG. Its morphology matches closely to that of Cyrtotergum rosenbergeri. While C. rosenbergeri was known to frequent bulk-bagging sections of groceries, the host of this occlupanopsid is currently unknown.