Water flea. Light micrograph of a water flea (suborder Cladocera). The long antennae (upper left and right) of this freshwater crustacean have swimmin

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Water flea. Light micrograph of a water flea (suborder Cladocera). The long antennae (upper left and right) of this freshwater crustacean have swimming hairs and serve as rowing organs, producing a jerky swimming movement. Dark field illumination. Magnification unknown.

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Keywords: animal, antennae, aquatic, biology, cladocera, crustacean, dark, field, flea, freshwater, illumination, invertebrate, invertebrates, light, microbiology, micrograph, nature, suborder, water, wildlife, zoology