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I found while I was doing a dip to a coral these little animals on the bottom of the container, I used my usb microscope to be able to see better the animal it seems to me a copepod
sorry for the quality of the images you can not see very well but in the end has a forked tail
someone can give me an identification of the animal with the exact name?
IMG_7566.jpg IMG_7570.jpg 37CE03CE-EFA5-46A7-AA4D-94374E41FDAD.JPG
 
I found while I was doing a dip to a coral these little animals on the bottom of the container, I used my usb microscope to be able to see better the animal it seems to me a copepod
sorry for the quality of the images you can not see very well but in the end has a forked tail
someone can give me an identification of the animal with the exact name?
IMG_7566.jpg IMG_7570.jpg 37CE03CE-EFA5-46A7-AA4D-94374E41FDAD.JPG
If I had to guess, I'd say it is a Tisbe. Would be easier if the appendages were more visible and in focus.
 

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