Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864)

Padhye, Sameer, Timms, Brian & Ghate, Hemant V., 2016, Large branchiopod (Crustacea: Branchiopoda) egg morphology of Western Ghats, Maharashtra, India, Zootaxa 4079 (2), pp. 246-254 : 250

Triops granarius (Lucas, 1864)

Size: 390–425 µm (n=4). Eggs round and smooth with no distinct ornamentation. A few randomly distributed pores present on surface. Pink in color when seen in the brood pouch and dark brown when dried ( Fig. 4 A).

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FIGURE 4. Eggs of: A, Triops granarius; B, Eulimnadia indocylindrova; C, Leptestheria nobilis (female brood pouch with eggs); D, Leptestheria nobilis (single egg SEM). Scale bars: A = 100 µm; B = 50 µm; C = 500 µm; D = 20 µm.