Daphnia sp. gives birth to cubs

Daphnia pulex, the most common species of water flea, mainly reproduces by parthenogenesis and all offspring are clones of the mother. D. pulex lives from ten to thirty days, producing from 2 to 20 embryos. Dark-field light microscopy.
September 14, 2023

Submitted by: Andrei Savitsky, independent microscopist, Cherkasy, Ukraine