Some specimen have birefringent crystals in the carpax. Scale bar indicates 100 µm. Sample from the Lake Constance (Bodensee, Southern Germany, vicinity of Bodman). The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.
Birefringent crystals in Carpax of Daphnia pulex. Scale bar indicates 50 µm. Sample from the Lake Constance (Bodensee, Southern Germany, vicinity of Bodman). The image was built up using several photomicrographic frames with manual stacking technique. Images were taken using Zeiss Universal with Olympus C7070 CCD camera.