WATER FLEAS
IN DARK FIELD
by Wim van Egmond
Simocephalus vetulus,
the little dark oval on the right is the heart.
Ceriodaphnia reticulata
WATER FLEAS IN DARK FIELD by Wim van Egmond |
Simocephalus vetulus, the little dark oval on the right is the heart. |
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Ceriodaphnia reticulata |
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Polyphemus pediculus, with its grabbing feet, antennae for locomotion and distinct elongated tail spine. In the brood pouch the early development of the young is already visible. The stomach contents appear as brown matter. |
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| This page shows the birth of young predatory water fleas | The giant water flea | Podon and Evadne | ||||
| Leptodora kindtii | Marine water fleas | |||||
© Wim van Egmond 1999
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