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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Ostracods (Ostracoda)
Photo#662351
clam shrimp ?
Copyright © 2012 Lynette Elliott

clam shrimp ?
Pierce College, Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
June 23, 2012
Size: ~ 2 mm
Found in a freshwater pond.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 23 June, 2012 - 3:41pm
Last updated 26 June, 2012 - 8:33am

Attempt Towards Species ID
My best (non-expert) guess so far is Dolerocypris fasciata. I'm not completely sure that that's what it is, but it seems like a good guess.

Other possible species I'm having a hard time ruling out:
Herpetocypris reptans
Prionocypris canadensis
Eucypris crassa (May be too oval)
Darwinula stevensoni (Though I think this one might be too small)
… Phil Nosler, 14 December, 2014 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Dolerocypris fasciata
Thanks for the guesses.
… Lynette Elliott, 24 December, 2014 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

Ostracoda & Cladocera
Moved from ID Request. Thank you both.
… Lynette Elliott, 26 June, 2012 - 8:33am login or register to post comments

Dark oval are Ostracoda, and
Dark oval are Ostracoda, and the pale one in the middle is a Cladocera
… entomgirl, 25 June, 2012 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

Hmm...
They look more like Ostracods to me. Can't say I'm 100-percent certain, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 June, 2012 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Ostracods
You're right it does look like them. First time I'm seeing them though, so I'll wait for others to chime in.
… Lynette Elliott, 23 June, 2012 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

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