# Mikrofotol on kõrvuti kaks karpvähilist ehk ostrakoodi (Ostracoda)

- By: Janeklass
- Date: 2025-06-01
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mikrofotol_on_k%C3%B5rvuti_kaks_karpv%C3%A4hilist_ehk_ostrakoodi_(Ostracoda).jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Mikrofotol_on_k%C3%B5rvuti_kaks_karpv%C3%A4hilist_ehk_ostrakoodi_%28Ostracoda%29.jpg/1920px-Mikrofotol_on_k%C3%B5rvuti_kaks_karpv%C3%A4hilist_ehk_ostrakoodi_%28Ostracoda%29.jpg
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A micrograph showing two ostracods (Ostracoda), also known as seed shrimp, side by side. These specimens were collected from a common urban pond in Rakvere, Estonia. These tiny, bean-shaped crustaceans have their bodies entirely enclosed within a protective bivalved shell. The use of reflected light clearly highlights the shell's distinctive surface texture, color patterns, and the fine sensory hairs (setae) along the margins. A unique feature of these animals is that their eye is located inside the shell, looking through a transparent section of the wall. The image was captured using an 8x objective and focus stacking technique to ensure sharp detail across the curved surfaces of the subjects.