a veliger from a marine snail

Franz Neidl · Post by **Franz Neidl** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:00 pm

This is a veliger from a marine gastropod. I dont have further information. Maybe somebode knows more about it, species ecc.

Obj. 40x, DIC, marine plankton.

Franz

Pau · Post by **Pau** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 12:25 pm

Delightful picture, I like your marine plancton DIC images a lot.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 1:54 pm

Franz,

Your marine plankton specimens are very nice!

Rogelio

Mitch640 · Post by **Mitch640** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 6:45 pm

Wonderful image Franz, which sent me on a search, where I found a drawing almost exactly like your specimen.

Look at the bottom of the page here.

http://reefs.org/library/aquarium_net/1298/1298_1.html

discomorphella · Post by **discomorphella** » Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:20 pm

Franz,

You find the most amazing things with your plankton net. Am I correct in assuming that there are some birefringent areas around the edge of the "shell" of this snail larva? Could that be the developing shell layers acting as a waveplate? Great shot.

David