Simocephalus sp.

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Simocephalus sp.

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EDIT: was "Daphnia"
Very few images of Daphnia here on PMG.net.
This female from a local pond, alive but constrained between slide and coverslip which did not stop its antennae and body appendages moving.
Oly 4x D Plan. 2.5x NFK eyepiece; 19 frames @ 0.020 mm ZS PMax
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Post by Mitch640 »

A very fine looking image. Are those eggs in it's back? Very nice detail and color too.

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Post by gpmatthews »

Nice image - looks like a Simocephalus species to me
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Post by NikonUser »

Thanks Graham.
I have not seen many Daphnia-look alikes in my samples; Cyclops are far more abundant.
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student of entomology
Quote – Holmes on ‘Entomology’
” I suppose you are an entomologist ? “
” Not quite so ambitious as that, sir. I should like to put my eyes on the individual entitled to that name.
No man can be truly called an entomologist,
sir; the subject is too vast for any single human intelligence to grasp.”
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr
The Poet at the Breakfast Table.

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