Water fleas mating, light micrograph

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Light micrograph of two Chydorus sphaericus water fleas forming a mating cross. Water fleas are an order of small crustaceans that feed on microscopic chunks of organic matter. The water flea lifecycle is dominated by asexual reproduction with occasional periods of sexual reproduction. Darkfield illumination.

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Photo credit: © LAGUNA DESIGN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: -, animal, aquatic, asexual, biological, biology, chydorus, cladocera, cross, crustacean, daphnia, darkfield, flea, fresh, freshwater, illumination, lifecycle, light, mating, microbiology, micrograph, microorganism, microscopy, reproduction, sexual, sphaericus, water