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WAter flea Water Flea (Evadne nordmanni)

Collected: About a kilometer off of Assateague Island, VA just above the bottom using an epibenthic sled (363 um mesh). Early summer. a 153 um

Notes:Evadne is one of 3 genera of truly marine water fleas (Cladocera), and all 3 co-occurred in these Virginia collections.


Collected and photographed (SEM) by: Bill Johnson, Goucher College, Towson, MD

 

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