Artemia monica is endemic to Mono lake, where it tolerates both the alkaline and hypersaline environments. It occurs in vast numbers (an estimated 5 trillion inhabit the lake). They vary in color from russet to vernal - mostly seeming to be a result of what they have recently eaten. A young individual is included in this image.
Larval stages of the Brine Shrimp (Artemia salina). A, Nauplius, just hatched; B-E, late stages, showing progressive in number of somites and appendages
BUY THIS IMAGE HERE: macroscopicsolutions.com/product/daphnia/Daphnia, a genus of small planktonic crustaceans, are 0.25 millimetres (0.010.20 in) in length. Daphnia are members of the order Cladocera, and are one of the several small aquatic crustaceans commonly called water fleas because their saltatory (Wiktionary) swimming style resembles the movements of fleas. Daphnia live in various aquatic environments ranging from acidic swamps to freshwater lakes, ponds, streams and rivers.