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Dennis
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What is this ?

#1 Post by Dennis » Sat Sep 10, 2022 10:51 pm

https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21A ... 02&o=OneUp

The specimen in question-
Came from the "Mini Pond" as we kids called it back in the early 70's. It is a small extension pond of Strawbridge Lake ( a dammed man made portion of the North Branch of the Pennsauken Creek, formerly called Hooton's Creek, made as a WPA project in the Depression for a park) in Moorestown, NJ, USA
We used to catch frogs there and it was full of Golden Carp.

Microscope used- Oympus BHC with phase contrast. Segments 1 and 2 are phase contrast with Oylmpus PL 20 objective and phase setting at 20, then 3rd segment (clearest) is contrast turret set at 0 which is then a regular microscope.

What is it?
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dtsh
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Re: What is this ?

#2 Post by dtsh » Sun Sep 11, 2022 1:54 am

Looks like a gastrotrich to me, but I unfortunately don't know much about them.

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Re: What is this ?

#3 Post by Javier » Sun Sep 11, 2022 1:56 am

That is a very cool micro animal called Gastrotrich. Maybe Lepidodermella squamata species... not sure though.

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Re: What is this ?

#4 Post by Dennis » Sun Sep 11, 2022 2:12 am

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepidodermella_squamata

THANKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like that type, the way it looks! It kinda swims like a seal.

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Re: What is this ?

#5 Post by Dennis » Sun Sep 11, 2022 7:04 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnXtjTs-TPo

This is a nice instructional video I came across.

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