really really big water flea (img+)

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 11:36 am

first I thought they were small water boatmen. I think it could be daphnia magna, but it is bigger than those I had from pet store.

RogelioMoreno · Post by **RogelioMoreno** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:14 pm

Nice picture and specimen.

Rogelio

Jacek · Post by **Jacek** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 1:25 pm

Daphnia siimlis ?

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 10:10 pm

thanks (: two more.

carlos.uruguay · Post by **carlos.uruguay** » Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:52 am

Litonotus · Post by **Litonotus** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 4:37 am

thanks

piermicro · Post by **piermicro** » Tue Aug 19, 2014 11:58 am

Nice.

vasselle · Post by **vasselle** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 1:53 pm

Hello
Superbe série image
J'adore

merrimoles · Post by **merrimoles** » Mon Sep 01, 2014 10:45 pm

Definitely Daphnia magna, as shown by the sinuous dorsal margin of the postabdomen and the narrow distal portion seen on the first photo. The dorsal spine is on the long side for D. magna, which may at first point to D. similis, but the form of the postabdomen is a clincher. D. magna apparently grows to 6 mm, but I haven't seen them bigger than 4 mm.

Clado · Post by **Clado** » Tue Sep 02, 2014 1:56 am

Very nice images indeed.
Thank you for sharing.