Cyclops (Whole Mount)
Cyclops sp.
A whole mount (W.M.) preparation of the freshwater copepod Cyclops, stained red for anatomical clarity. The specimen displays the characteristic pear-shaped cephalothorax (prosoma) transitioning into a narrower, segmented abdomen (urosome) terminating in caudal rami with fine setae. Prominent jointed antennules project from the anterior region alongside thoracic swimming legs used for locomotion, highlighting typical microcrustacean morphology.
- Category
- Invertebrates
- Magnification
- 20x
- Stain
- Safranin
- Tags
- Cyclops whole mount, Cyclops W.M., Cyclops, Copepod, Crustacea, Arthropoda, Microcrustacean, Plankton, Cephalothorax, Antennules, Caudal rami, Urosome, Invertebrate histology, Whole mount, Safranin
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