Artemia monica, the Mono Lake brine shrimp, is a species of brine shrimp, endemic to Mono Lake in California, United States.
| Mono Lake brine shrimp | |
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| Artemia monica (male) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Branchiopoda |
| Order: | Anostraca |
| Family: | Artemiidae |
| Genus: | Artemia |
| Species: | A. monica
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| Binomial name | |
| Artemia monica Verrill, 1869
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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.[2]
References
edit- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Artemia monica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2117A9254479. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2117A9254479.en. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
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