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Fig. 5

From: Methods to study organogenesis in decapod crustacean larvae. I. larval rearing, preparation, and fixation

Fig. 5

Helpful tools for microdissection of Zoeae and other minute arthropods (all photos by R. Melzer) a Tools for dissection, mounting, and mechanical cleansing of larvae. Micro scissors, forceps size “5”, scalpel, razor blade or small pieces of razor blades, minutiae, tooth sticks with eyelashes glued onto their tips. b–f How to sharpen forceps. b Forceps in a not useful state. c Same forceps as in b, sharpened. d Sanding the tip to get equal-length arms on extra fine Arkansas grinding stone in oil. e Sharpening of sides of arms. f Tapering the upper outer edges

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