Something a little different...

[GhostCon1]

For anyone who has ever wanted to really see, up close, what copepods (mainly Tigriopus califoricus), and phytoplankton look like...

Well, here you go! (If anyone knows a better forum to place this in, let me know.)

First up, Tigriopus califoricus (A.K.A. Tigger pods from Reef Nutrition):

Cephalothorax detail

Eye

Cephalothorax detail

 

[GhostCon1]

The following two pics are on one T. califoricus but I cannot figure out what it is, perhaps some kind of muscle?

The following pics are plankton samples from Jekyll Island, GA.
Phytoplankton

Copepod with egg cluster?

Pods, phyto, and other unknowns

Special treat:
Ctenophore

All images taken by me with digital and disecting microscope.

If anyone has any positive ID on anything, or correction on my descriptions, feel free!

Thanks for looking, and hope you enjoyed.:dance:

 

[blaten]

So that is what everyone in my tank is snacking on.

 

[TitusvileSurfer]

Very very very cool! I would love to hook a cam up to a microscope.