Artemia urmiana
E730923
Artemia urmiana is a species of brine shrimp endemic to the hypersaline waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia, adapted to extreme salinity and serving as an important component of the lake’s ecosystem.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Artemia urmiana canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8392704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Artemia urmiana Context triple: [Lake Urmia, habitatFor, Artemia urmiana]
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A.
Carukia barnesi
Carukia barnesi is a small but highly venomous box jellyfish species known for causing Irukandji syndrome in humans.
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B.
Tanaea
Tanaea is a small village located on Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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C.
Homarus
Homarus is a genus of large clawed marine lobsters that includes commercially important species such as the American and European lobsters.
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D.
Salamina
Salamina is the main town and administrative center of Salamis Island in Greece, known for its coastal setting and role as the island’s primary hub of local life and services.
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E.
Salamina
Salamina is a historic Colombian town in the Caldas Department, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture and coffee-growing heritage in the Andean region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Artemia urmiana Target entity description: Artemia urmiana is a species of brine shrimp endemic to the hypersaline waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia, adapted to extreme salinity and serving as an important component of the lake’s ecosystem.
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A.
Carukia barnesi
Carukia barnesi is a small but highly venomous box jellyfish species known for causing Irukandji syndrome in humans.
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B.
Tanaea
Tanaea is a small village located on Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.
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C.
Homarus
Homarus is a genus of large clawed marine lobsters that includes commercially important species such as the American and European lobsters.
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D.
Salamina
Salamina is the main town and administrative center of Salamis Island in Greece, known for its coastal setting and role as the island’s primary hub of local life and services.
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E.
Salamina
Salamina is a historic Colombian town in the Caldas Department, renowned for its well-preserved colonial architecture and coffee-growing heritage in the Andean region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crustacean
ⓘ
species of brine shrimp ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | extreme salinity ⓘ |
| belongsToBiogeographicRealm |
Palearctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Palearctic realm
|
| bodySymmetry | bilateral symmetry ⓘ |
| class | Branchiopoda ⓘ |
| commonName | brine shrimp ⓘ |
| contributesTo | food web of Lake Urmia ⓘ |
| diet |
microalgae
ⓘ
phytoplankton ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole |
key component of Lake Urmia ecosystem
ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Iran
ⓘ
Lake Urmia ⓘ |
| family | Artemiidae ⓘ |
| feedingType | filter feeder ⓘ |
| foundIn | Lake Urmia ⓘ |
| genus | Artemia ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution | northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| habitat |
hypersaline lake
ⓘ
saline inland water ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifeStage |
adult
ⓘ
nauplius ⓘ |
| locomotion | swimming with phyllopodous legs ⓘ |
| order |
Anostraca
ⓘ
linked to:
Branchiopoda
|
| phylum | Arthropoda ⓘ |
| produces | cysts ⓘ |
| reproduction |
oviparous
ⓘ
ovoviviparous ⓘ |
| respiration | gills on thoracopods ⓘ |
| salinityPreference | hypersaline ⓘ |
| scientificName | Artemia urmiana ⓘ |
| sexes | separate sexes ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
changes in salinity of Lake Urmia
ⓘ
declining water level of Lake Urmia ⓘ |
| tolerates | high salinity ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | herbivore ⓘ |
| usedAs |
aquaculture feed
ⓘ
fish larvae food ⓘ shrimp larvae food ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Artemia urmiana Description of subject: Artemia urmiana is a species of brine shrimp endemic to the hypersaline waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia, adapted to extreme salinity and serving as an important component of the lake’s ecosystem.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.