A scanning electron microscope study of the thoracic appendages ofDaphnia magnastraus
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Natural History
- Vol. 15 (3) , 463-473
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00222938100770341a
Abstract
The limbs of D. magna are used for feeding and are modified to extract food particles from the water in which it lives. The limbs were examined with a scanning electron microscope after double fixation and critical point drying techniques. The study revealed some fine structure of the limbs and setae which was not described in the definitive article by Cannon (1933).This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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