A harpacticoid copepod collected from mud in the Gulf of Mexico. This specimen, a female carrying eggs, has been stained red to make it stand out from the rest of the sample. Image courtesy of Gulf of Mexico 2002, NOAA/OER.
A harpacticoid copepod collected from mud in the Gulf of Mexico. This specimen, a female carrying eggs, has been stained red to make it stand out from the rest of the sample. Image courtesy of Gulf of Mexico 2002, NOAA/OER.