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from Los Gatos Creek

From a vernal pool sample. Shot at 40x total magnification but cropped (see last picture for uncropped scale inside a water flea exoskeleton). Very active, swimming fast.

Magnification is either 120X+, 300X+, or 1200X+

Found in freshwater creek.

Bright-field microscopy. Composite of two images. In algae at edge of lake.

Water sample taken from the stagnate edge of a freshwater playa on 2023-06-21 using a turkey baster.

Water sample collected from the river San Pedro, Meoqui, Chihuahua, at the indicated location.
The sample was collected on January 22th at 07:50. The images were collected on January 24th.

Water sample collected from the river San Pedro, Meoqui, Chihuahua, at the indicated location.
The sample was collected on January 25th at 14:41 and images were acquired the next day.

Water sample collected from the river San Pedro, Meoqui, Chihuahua, at the indicated location.
The sample was collected on January 25th at 14:41 and images were acquired the next day.

Water sample collected from the river San Pedro, Meoqui, Chihuahua, at the indicated location.
This sample was collected on January 16th at 10:17 and images were acquired on January 18th.

body length, excluding tail 619 mircrons

edge of lorica to head 180 microns

115 microns

A water sample was taken from the shore of the Srednerogatsky Pond. The sample had been in room temperature storage until assayed.

From Sample 6. Captured via 10um plankton net at the dock at Stanley lake.