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Filtering limb of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana) colonized with algae

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Wayne Wurtsbaugh



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After brine shrimp filtering appendages are shed in a molt, they can be colonized by algae. Here, single-celled green algae have colonized the interior of each setae, perhaps giving them protection from grazing.


Photo by Maciej Gliwicz.
· Date: November 13, 2004 · Views: 32,182 · Filesize: 54.1kb, 339.5kb · Dimensions: 1439 x 946 ·
Keywords: Artemia brine shrimp filtering setea epiphytes algae periphyton

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