What is the best stain for achieving good contrast in transparent exoskeleton of crustacean (caridean)?

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Jeffrey D Shields

Some silver stains (1% silver nitrte) have been used as well as they can provide contrast (e.g., http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z85-105), but I've not used them. Reference to their use as exterior stains can be hard to find. You could also try epifluorescence as the cuticle should have a lot of it. I've not tried methylene blue on crustaceans. That's an easy dye to obtain and may provide good contrast.