Artemia monica
| Mono Lake brine shrimp | |
|---|---|
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| Artemia monica (male) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Artemiidae Grochowski, 1895 |
| Genus: | Artemia Leach, 1819 |
| Species: | Artemia monica |
The Mono Lake brine shrimp (Artemia monica) is a species of brine shrimp, endemic to Mono Lake in California, United States.
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
- ↑ 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.
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