Here are just a few pictures of some of the diseases I see or utilize during my research. Far more comprehensive collections are available at the websites of Dieter Ebert (here), Spencer Hall (here), and Megan Duffy (here).
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- D. ambigua infected with Spirobacillus – aka “Scarlet”
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- Young D. laevis infected with Scarlet
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- D. pulex rostrum showing M. bicuspidata ascospores
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- All that white pillowy fluff is actually comprised of infectious, pointy needles
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- Close-up of D. ambigua; the relatively opaque particles in the head/lymph are a bacterial pathogen
