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I took this photo (and the sample) in the Adriatic Sea (Mljet, Croatia) on June 10th this year. The dinoflagellates I can identify to the genus. They are Tripos - correct me if I am wrong.

But I am not that good with animals. What is this thing on the left-hand side?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Far from an expert, but it looks like some sort of tiny arthropod?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Yeah, I think it might be a Crustacean or a Tardigrade. In the latter case, I am happy with the phylum name. But for a Crustacean (or some other arthropod) I would like to know better...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The dinoflagellates I can identify to the genus. They are Tripos

You can’t just make up words like that and think people won’t notice.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 hours ago

Making up words like that is called taxonomy. We have international societies that validate this kind of word creation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

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