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... > Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Arthropods > Crustacea > Anostraca > Artemia

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Artemia  

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Entry terms

  • Brine Shrimp
  • Brine Shrimps
  • Shrimp, Brine
  • Shrimps, Brine

Note

  • note entry term BRINE SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; check text and MeSH; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE

Scope note

  • A genus of CRUSTACEA of the order ANOSTRACA, found in briny pools and lakes and often cultured for fish food. It has 168 chromosomes and differs from most crustaceans in that its blood contains hemoglobin.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001156

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