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NOT JUST A SHRIMP

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COLLEGE NAME: CMR NATIONAL PU COLLEGE, ITPL

ABOUT THE SAMPLE:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: NEOCARIDINA DAVIDI

DATE OF COLLECTION: 10/07/2019, FROM A LOCAL FISH STORE.

DATE OF OBSERVATION: 11/07/2019, IN THE BIOLOGY LAB USING A FOLDSCOPE.

STUDENTS INVOLVED: VISHAL AVINASH, “XI” A,

CMR NATIONAL PU COLLEGE, ITPL.

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HIND LIMBS
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THE LEFT EYE

THE SHRIMP WAS PLACED ON A GLASS SLIDE, COVERED IT WITH A COVER SLIP AND VIEWED UNDER A FOLDSCOPE USING NATURAL LIGHT FOR LIGHT SOURCE.

THE FOLLOWING WAS OBSERVED:

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1.ON THE UPPER SECTION OF THE FEMALE’S BODY, ON THE “SHOULDER”, THE DEVELOPING EGGS ON THE OVARIES MAY BE SEEN IN MORE TRANSPARENT INDIVIDUALS.

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2. THE SHAPE OF THE OVARIES DRAPES ACROSS BOTH SIDES OF THE SHRIMP, GIVING RISE TO THE NICKNAME “SADDLE”. THE PRESENCE OF A “SADDLE” INDICATES A FEMALE THAT IS LIKELY READY TO MATE.

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3. GILLS CONSIST OF THIN SHEETS OF TISSUE CONTAINING BLOOD VESSELS.

THE SHRIMP BELONGS TO THE:

KINGDOM: AMNIMALIA

PHYLUM: ARTHROPODA,

CLASS: MALACOSTRACA

ORDER: DECAPODA

FAMILY: ATYIDAE



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Type of Sample
microorganisms
Foldscope Lens Magnification
140x

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