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Arctic Ostracodes with Eye Tubercles

By Fort Collins Science Center Updates: From Plains to Peaks 2023 (approx.)
ostracode species with eye tubercles identified
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Two species of eyed ostracodes that exhibit eye tubercles and inhabit continental shelf environments. Eye tubercles are externally visible semi-globular structures of the calcareous shell, one in each of the two valves. The presence of eye tubercles is a good indication that the ostracode possessing them is (or was) sighted (Zhang et al., 2024, http://doi.org/10.1002/lno.12584). Photo captured by Laura Gemery, USGS.

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