Confocal data of Sphaerius martini and Crowsonaerius minutus

This dataset contains the raw confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM) slices for holotypes of Sphaerius martini (NIGP178177) and Crowsonaerius minutus (NIGP178178). This dataset is associated with the publication "New fossils of Sphaeriusidae from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber revealed by confocal microscopy (Coleoptera: Myxophaga)" (DOI:10.3389/feart.2022.901573).

Confocal images were obtained with a Zeiss LSM710 confocal laser scanning microscope, using the 488 nm (Argon) laser excitation line. The original CZI files are provided, which could be opened by the ZEISS ZEN software.