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Ostracoda
Ostracods are a class of the Crustacea (class Ostracoda), sometimes known as seed shrimp. They are small crustaceans, typically around 1 mm in size. Their bodies are flattened from side to side and protected by a bivalve-like, chitinous or calcareous valve or "shell". The hinge of the two valves is in the upper (dorsal) region of the body. - Wikipedia
Freshwater man made lake
Seen under a compound microscope at 40x magnification
Spotted on Aug 28, 2014
Submitted on Aug 28, 2014
1 Comment
Your crustacean spotting has been moved from "other" to arthropods. :-)