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brine shrimp, (genus Artemia), any of several small crustaceans of the order Anostraca (class Branchiopoda) inhabiting brine pools and other highly saline inland waters throughout the world.
- Artemia Salina
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- Artemia Salina
The brine shrimp is found in inland salt water bodies such as the Great Salt Lake in northern Utah, on the rocky coast south of San Francisco, and in the Caspian Sea.
Artemia is a genus of aquatic crustaceans also known as brine shrimp, Aqua Dragons or sea monkeys. It is the only genus in the family Artemiidae.
23 Ιουν 2011 · In this activity, students will assemble a small saltwater aquarium to raise and observe brine shrimp. Then students will observe and record the growth of brine shrimp through various stages of their life cycle, and examine their various anatomical features.
Brine Shrimp Life Cycle. Each spring as Great Salt Lake warms, masses of brine shrimp cysts begin to hatch. Newly hatched brine shrimp larvae, called nauplii (NAW-plee-eye), dominate the water by late April. As they grow and develop, brine shrimp go through a series of 14 to 17 different stages.
At a maximum length of just over 1 cm (0.4 inch), brine shrimp are the largest animals that live in Great Salt Lake. Despite their small size, they are an important part of the lake's ecosystem. Each year millions of birds fatten up on brine shrimp as they prepare nest or migrate around the globe.
22 Νοε 2019 · Brine shrimp have been found alive in supersaturated brines at salinities as high as 340 ppt (Post and Youssef, 1977). Under these extreme conditions, however, the animals barely manage to survive and their normal physiological and metabolic functions are seriously affected.
