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In the IDW continuity, the Occuli are a species of sentient plants on the Dimension X planet Totus. They are part of Totus' integrated ecosystem, which functions as one organism. They resemble large eyeballs on flowers, and are responsible for Totus' sense of sight.
In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Dimension X issue 5, when Hakk-R and the Turtles arrived on Totus, they had been instructed to find Occuli, believing incorrectly that it referred to a single individual who could return to Planet Neutrino to testify against Krang in court. They also did not know in advance that Occuli actually referred to an entire species of plants or that was not capable of speech.
After Hakk-R was introduced to "Occuli," he promptly killed the individual, only to quickly discover that it was just one of many Occuli, and thus began killing every one he could see. Upon learning that the Occuli were under attack, the Turtles intervened and drove Hakk-R off.
When Totus spoke directly to the Turtles, its "eyes" were made of Occuli. In truth, it was the entire planet Totus, as one massive sentient organism, that was the witness against Krang, with the Occuli as only one component species.