Artemia (brine shrimp)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:genus
gptkbp:adaptation tolerates high salinity
gptkbp:class gptkb:Branchiopoda
gptkbp:color translucent
pinkish
gptkbp:commonName brine shrimp
gptkbp:compatibleWith oceans
gptkbp:cysts can remain dormant for years
gptkbp:diet gptkb:algae
gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:economicImportance high
gptkbp:eggHarvesting commercially collected
gptkbp:eggsCalled cysts
gptkbp:eggSurvival withstand desiccation
gptkbp:family gptkb:Artemiidae
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
1758
gptkbp:habitat salt lakes
brine pools
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Artemia (brine shrimp)
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage nauplius
gptkbp:lifespan few months
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity live food for fish larvae
source of astaxanthin
gptkbp:movement swims with appendages
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay
gptkb:Great_Salt_Lake
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Artemia_franciscana
gptkb:Artemia_salina
gptkbp:order gptkb:Anostraca
gptkbp:osmoticAdaptation tolerates wide salinity range
gptkbp:parthenogenesis some populations reproduce asexually
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Arthropoda
gptkbp:predators gptkb:fish
birds
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:fairy_shrimp
gptkbp:reproduction oviparous
viviparous
gptkbp:respiration gills
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Artemia
gptkbp:sexualDimorphism males have large claspers
gptkbp:size up to 15 mm
gptkbp:subfamily gptkb:Crustacea
gptkbp:swimmingMethod upside down
gptkbp:uses aquarium fish food
aquaculture feed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lake_Urmia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6