Crustacean need help Student

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  1. Lhoang_EM

    Lhoang_EM Plankton

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    Hi i was wondering if anyone could help me identify this crustacean, i was thinking it was a sand hopper of some sort. Im an electron microscopist student and used an scanning electron microscope to take these pictures any help would be great. The specimen was around the size of a period on a keyboard and was white. These pictures were taken at 300x mag to 800x magnification.
     

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    Lhoang_EM, May 13, 2012
    Lhoang_EM, May 13, 2012
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  2. Renee@LionfishLair

    Renee@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Do yo have a "regular" picture of it?
     
    Renee@LionfishLair, May 14, 2012
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    Wow awesome shots, I would guess it to be a type of copepod.
     
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  4. PawPawBlenny

    PawPawBlenny Astrea Snail

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    I haven't got a clue but those are some cool pics...
     
    PawPawBlenny, May 16, 2012
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