Daphnia magna Single Cell Atlas

This is the first view of Daphnia single-cell transcriptomics-based cell atlas. Daphnia is a freshwater plankton crustacean which is both a classic and emerging new model for eco-physiology, toxicology, and evolutionary genomics. We were able to identify over 30 distinct cell types about half of which could be functionally annotated. Overall design: Several Daphnia magna samples were prepared by cell dissociation and barcoding for single-cell transcriptomics using inDrops technology. The samples were prepared and indexed in a way that allowed male/female, young/old, and body/head comparisons.