Pseudospathula concavens
This new genus developed once Oculolophus latadorsus started being predated on by Oculolophus panivore. Pseudospathula is relatively similar to its ancestor, but its muscles have been repurposed into three boneless pairs of "legs," sprawled out and flat on the ground, which grant it more speed and stability on land. They were created when certain parts of these lateral muscles extended outwards and other parts extended inwards. They use their legs to help to scoot their bodies across the ground in search of food and in escape of predators, thrusting the body in sync to provide a slightly faster speed than the previous structure. The legs gradiate in thickness while going down, with more mass on the extended ends than the concave sides.
Pseudospathula concavens is herbivorous and feeds on the Aruraherba caesicoles abundant where it lives, opening and closing its mouth to swallow blades of the polyph whole that are bent towards the ground or crushed. Although the legs can still function with more weight, the body grows to twenty centimeters (20 cm) in length so that their speed remains relevant.
Pseudospathula concavens has no real set circadian rhythm as they are not affected by the amount of light as they cannot detect it, but they can usually be more active in the daytime due to better performance for their exothermic bodies, and those that travel at night are somewhat more slow due to the cooler temperatures. They usually sleep in intervals no longer than three (3) hours due to their simplicity and their need to eat regularly.
Pseudospathula concavens still shows no sexual dimorphism and usually conserves its energy instead of making special displays unlike more advanced muscals on the planet. The males will impregnate or attempt to impregnate any individual they come across, but only females will lay eggs. Due to the new predation, they now lay up to thirty (30) eggs total to successfully sustain their population. They mature in six (6) weeks instead of five (5) due to their larger size and their legs.
