Artemia franciscana is a species of brine shrimp endemic to the Americas but now widely introduced throughout the tropics and temperate zones worldwide.[1]

Artemia franciscana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Branchiopoda
Order: Anostraca
Family: Artemiidae
Genus: Artemia
Species:
A. franciscana
Binomial name
Artemia franciscana
Kellogg, 1906

Several late embryogenesis abundant proteins have been identified in this species. See Menze et al., 2009, Sharon et al., 2009, Hand et al., 2007 and Chen et al., 2009 for LEA proteins in A. franciscana.[2]

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  1. ^ "Artemia franciscana". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ Hand, Steven C.; Menze, Michael A.; Toner, Mehmet; Boswell, Leaf; Moore, Daniel (2011-03-17). "LEA Proteins During Water Stress: Not Just for Plants Anymore". Annual Review of Physiology. 73 (1). Annual Reviews: 115–134. doi:10.1146/annurev-physiol-012110-142203. ISSN 0066-4278. PMID 21034219.
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