Fairy Shrimp Eggs
by Petr Jan Juracka
Title
Fairy Shrimp Eggs
Artist
Petr Jan Juracka
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Fairy shrimp eggs. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the dormant eggs of a fairy shrimp (Chirocephalus shadini). Fairy shrimp are branchiopod crustaceans that grow to between 6-25mm in length. They live in vernal pools and hypersaline lakes worldwide. Each of these eggs measures 0.28mm across.
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June 30th, 2016
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