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Who's that microscopic animal?

I took this photo (and the sample) in the Adriatic Sea (Mljet, Croatia) on June 10th this year. The dinoflagellates I can identify to the genus. They are Tripos - correct me if I am wrong.

But I am not that good with animals. What is this thing on the left-hand side?

g0d0fm15ch13f - 5mon

IT'S PIKACHU!

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otacon239 @lemmy.world - 5mon

The dinoflagellates I can identify to the genus. They are Tripos

You can’t just make up words like that and think people won’t notice.

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KTJ_microbes - 5mon

Making up words like that is called taxonomy. We have international societies that validate this kind of word creation.

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Eiri @lemmy.ca - 5mon

Far from an expert, but it looks like some sort of tiny arthropod?

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KTJ_microbes - 5mon

Yeah, I think it might be a Crustacean or a Tardigrade. In the latter case, I am happy with the phylum name. But for a Crustacean (or some other arthropod) I would like to know better...

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KTJ_microbes - 5mon

More photos

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