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Ostracod

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

3 mm or less. These brownish ones were much less plentiful than the green ones. They have bivalved carapaces, making them look like tiny clams.

Habitat:

Freshwater pond

Notes:

Copepod: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/2069756002

Reference Links:

Class Ostracoda - Ostracods - BugGuide.Net

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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BioBlitz, Maine
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New England Arthropods
Photographed
PublishedApril 7, 2016

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