Harpacticoid Copepod

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TonyT
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Harpacticoid Copepod

#1 Post by TonyT » Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:14 pm

In my recent FW sample.
Related to the more common Calanoid Copepod which have a broad front end; these guys are tapered. Moved during exposures
Body length 0.86 mm
Olympus BHS 10x SPlan Apo. Polarized light to show musculature.
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New Brunswick
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