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Daphnia pulex
(Water Flea)
© Ian Gardiner (Photo ID #66336)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Brooks, Alberta
Photographer
Ian Gardiner
Habitat
Small, shallow lake
Photo Date
Upload Date
June 09, 2014
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
66336
Notes
Ephippium of Daphnia pulex. This is the protective chamber containing the resting egg(s), two in the case of D. pulex. This type of egg is produced sexually at a time of deteriorating environmental conditions - in this case, the lake drying up. The ephippium is formed as the posterior-dorsal part of the carapace (see E-Fauna photo 11413), and is subsequently liberated by a moult or by the death of the female. Collected 04 June 2014.
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