Uittalix disserpus

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H. disserpus, like its ancestor H. pererrous, drifts around in water currents in search of food. What its tentacles have lost in surface area they make up for in spread, growing up to several times the diameter of its shell in length. The longer reach means disserpus does not need to rely as heavily on luck to locate its favored P. flotatortensis seeds, enabling it to thoroughly explore each area it passes through.

These longer tentacles do come at a cost, however. Disserpus is unable to retract fully into its shell, leaving the important sticky ends of its tentacles exposed. Fortunately, due to a lack of predators, it has been able to thrive quite successfully regardless.