Fairy shrimp egg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the egg of a fairy shrimp (Branchipus schaferi). Fairy shrimp are branchiopod crustac

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Fairy shrimp egg. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the egg of a fairy shrimp (Branchipus schaferi). Fairy shrimp are branchiopod crustaceans that grow to between 6-25mm in length. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes worldwide. This specimen measures across.

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Photo credit: © PETR JAN JURACKA/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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