Better photo for Id of Shrimp
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Better photo for Id of Shrimp
This image is not that great, but at least you can see why I think this is a shrimp. The critter was moving around all over my slide at this time, so it was hard to get a sharp image. I have not figured out the flash technique yet.
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Repost of my images are welcome
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Sue,
this is a water flea - I'm not sure of your scale, but if it is very very small, the it is probably Chydorus. If, on the other hand it is quite large (~1 mm, or possibly a bit bigger than that, up to ~ 4 mm), it is probably Eurycercus lamellatus, which also belongs to the Chydoridae. Its strange that this genus contains both some of the smallest and also the largest water fleas.
this is a water flea - I'm not sure of your scale, but if it is very very small, the it is probably Chydorus. If, on the other hand it is quite large (~1 mm, or possibly a bit bigger than that, up to ~ 4 mm), it is probably Eurycercus lamellatus, which also belongs to the Chydoridae. Its strange that this genus contains both some of the smallest and also the largest water fleas.
Graham