Infected zooplankton (Daphnia dentifera) (IMAGE)

University of Colorado at Boulder

Infected zooplankton (Daphnia dentifera)

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A zooplankton (Daphnia dentifera) infected by the fungal parasite Metschnikowia bicuspidate. The microscopic fungal spores filling the body as visible as black fuzzy spots.

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Tara Stewart Merrill

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