Identify me for 500$

[40ways2doit]

Hello mi name is ???? Guess identify and win 500$

 

[Doctorgori]

the newly discovered “ exoplanet” Kepler 2z 457
( joking)
seriously, what did you shoot that with?
can you give a hint, what’s the magnification

 

[40ways2doit]

the newly discovered “ exoplanet” Kepler 2z 457
( joking)
seriously, what did you shoot that with?
can you give a hint, what’s the magnification

1000x

 

[Jekyl]

Interested to see if @vetteguy53081 or @Jay Hemdal can nail this one. Hope you got that $500 handy lol.

 

[MoshJosh]

@ISpeakForTheSeas might be able to help

My guess is some sort of shrimp larvae?

 

[Wasabiroot]

@ISpeakForTheSeas might be able to help

My guess is some sort of shrimp larvae?

That was my instinct as well. Post larval mysis or some other shrimp. It'd be pretty tough to identify to the species level unless you're some sort of arthropod expert

 

[vetteguy53081]

Hello mi name is ???? Guess identify and win 500$

Looks like a Tenagomysis OR Mysidopsis bahia

 

[40ways2doit]

Looks like a Tenagomysis OR Mysidopsis bahia

No and no lol

 

[40ways2doit]

That was my instinct as well. Post larval mysis or some other shrimp. It'd be pretty tough to identify to the species level unless you're some sort of arthropod expert

Not mysis

 

[40ways2doit]

Everyone should look into plankton thats a good direction

 

[40ways2doit]

This only lasted like 20 mins then all 100,000 of the larvae were gone except for a few bouncing around like copepods.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

Hello mi name is ???? Guess identify and win 500$

Mantis shrimp?

 

[40ways2doit]

Mantis shrimp?

No

 

[dakoop]

Plankton

 

[litsoh]

Krill larvae?

 

[PeterErc]

Ostrocod

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Hello mi name is ???? Guess identify and win 500$

It looks kind of contorted in the photo. Based on the spines on the telson, I think I would rule out Americamysis mysids shrimp. I'd say a first instar coral banded shrimp, but could also be a Saron shrimp.

 

[40ways2doit]

Krill larvae?

No

 

[19Mateo83]

Hermit crab larvae
Clibanarius tricolor

 

[40ways2doit]

It looks kind of contorted in the photo. Based on the spines on the telson, I think I would rule out Americamysis mysids shrimp. I'd say a first instar coral banded shrimp, but could also be a Saron shrimp.

Close but no