COMMON NAME:  Nauplius, possibly of Cyclops Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Arthropoda Class / Subclass: Crustacea Order / Suborder: Eucopepoda / Cyclopoida Family / Subfamily: Cyclopidae Genus / Species: Cyclops sp. Date: 07/18/2009 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ Magnification: 10x objective, lightfield & darkfield
From shoreline of lake.

COMMON NAME:  Copepod: Cyclops, female with eggs Kingdom / Phylum: Animalia / Arthropoda Class / Subclass: Crustacea Order / Suborder: Eucopepoda / Cyclopoida Family / Subfamily: Cyclopidae Genus / Species: Cyclops sp. Date: 07/14/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 4x objective, darkfield
From rainwater ditch. Subject was very active and would rarely slow down enough to pose for pictures. [INFO]

COMMON NAME:  Seed Shrimp (Ostracod) Kingdom / Phylum: ? / ? Class / Subclass: Crustacea / Ostracoda Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 07/13/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 10x objective, brightfield & darkfield
Ostracod from rainwater ditch. [INFO]

COMMON NAME:  Seed Shrimp (Ostracod) Kingdom / Phylum: ? / ? Class / Subclass: Crustacea / Ostracoda Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 07/13/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 10x objective, brightfield & darkfield
Ostracod from rainwater ditch. [INFO]

COMMON NAME:  Seed Shrimp (Ostracod) Kingdom / Phylum: ? / ? Class / Subclass: Crustacea / Ostracoda Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 07/14/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 10x & 4x objective, brightfield & darkfield
Ostracod from rainwater ditch

COMMON NAME:  Seed Shrimp (Ostracod) Kingdom / Phylum: ? / ? Class / Subclass: Crustacea / Ostracoda Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 07/21/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 10x
Ostracod from rainwater ditch

COMMON NAME:  Fairy shrimp, hatchling Kingdom / Phylum: ? / ? Class / Subclass: Crustacea / Branchiopoda Order / Suborder: Anostraca (Fairy Shrimp) Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: Eubranchipus sp. Date: 07/13/2009 Location: Sierra Vista, Cochise Co., AZ Magnification: 4x objective, brightfield
Vernal pool fairy shrimp from rainwater ditch. One large compound eye at bottom rotates back and forth

COMMON NAME:  Amphipod Kingdom / Phylum: ? / ? Class / Subclass: Crustacea / Amphipoda Order / Suborder: . Family / Subfamily: . Genus / Species: . Date: 07/18/2009 Location: Parker Canyon Lake, AZ Magnification: 4x objective, darkfield & brightfield
Amphipod from lake. [INFO]

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