Artemia monica

Artemia monica, the Mono Lake brine shrimp, is a species of brine shrimp, endemic to Mono Lake in California, United States.

Mono Lake brine shrimp
Artemia monica (male)

Conservation Dependent  (IUCN 2.3)
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Grochowski, 1895
Genus:
Leach, 1819
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Artemia monica

It is a sibling species of A. franciscana, which is widespread in the Americas and also has been introduced elsewhere. The two are closely related, but completely prevented from interbreeding as they have different water requirements.[1]

References

  1. Alireza Asem; Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani; Patricio De Los Rios (2010). "The genus Artemia Leach, 1819 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda): true and false taxonomical descriptions" (PDF). Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research. 38: 501–506. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-30.


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