Re: help foe sifting baby daphnia?

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

In a message dated 8/11/03 10:22:58 AM, bwatters at sk_sympatico.ca writes:

<< Lee, did you try this mesh size with eggs of Nothos of the subgenus
Aphyobranchius ? These are very small and I doubt that even 0.75 mm mesh
would retain them. I have not accurately measured the diameter of
Aphyobranchius eggs but I have photographed them against a 1 mm grid and
they look to be about 0.6 mm in diameter. >>

Brian,
    The smallest eggs that I have seen are Nothobranchius (Fundulosoma) 
thierryi Ghana which measured 0.85 mm in my microscope. Next largest were 
Nothobranchius eggersi Ruhoi River TAN 95/11 which measured 0.875 mm. These were 
retained by the bias stretched marquisette netting.

Lee Harper
Media, PA 
USA
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