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. 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.