Planktonic crustacean. Tiny crustacean found in plankton. Its segmented body can be seen along with its tiny antennae (top right). The shell (carapace

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Planktonic crustacean. Tiny crustacean found in plankton. Its segmented body can be seen along with its tiny antennae (top right). The shell (carapace) can be seen causing diffraction patterns with the light from the camera. Photographed in the sea around Reunion Island, Indian Ocean.

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Size: 3500px × 2625px
Photo credit: © DAVID CARON/LOOK AT SCIENCES/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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