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Ototaxis subfacilum

O. subfacilum (also known as HBC3F8C5) is a eukaryotic, multicellular organism of the family Prophotidae. First documented by August Busck in 1914, the species was not formally recognized by the UNCBC until 1992. Though initially discovered in a symbiotic relationship with Ectoedemia phleophaga, the species has been found in mutualist and commensal relationships with many other flight-capable members of class Insecta, excluding members of orders Odonata and Neoptera. This species entered the public eye in 1991 when it was discovered that symbiotic activity of nearby specimens correlated with increased positive detections from a neutrino monitoring station located in the eastern United States, where most members of the species are found. This is primarily ascribed to the proximity of a nearby botanical gardens that housed specimens of the then-endangered Phleophagan chestnut moth, which has since returned to vulnerable status as of 1996 due to widespread interest in its epibiont.

Current interest in the species concerns its ability to undergo theoretical, but demonstrably meaningful interactions with measurable portions of the spacetime manifold, including sensory information transfer.

Its name derives from the tendency, noted by August Busck, of the organism to move towards and remain on the tympanic membrane of insects on which it resides.