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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	27 061901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Artemia spp.
Rank:	Genus

CAAB category: 27 - Crustacea - non-Malacostraca Copepods, ostracods, barnacles, and minor crustacean groups Family: 27 61 Artemiidae (brine shrimps) - show full list Common Name: brine shrimps Organism Type: a brine shrimp Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Parent Codes: 27 061000     Artemiidae Child Codes: 27 061002     Artemia franciscana 27 061003     Artemia parthenogenetica Previous Codes (if any): 27 061001

Taxon Notes:

This genus is not native to Australia or the Australasian region. There are several records of Artemia in Australia, mostly in association with commercial salt harvesting areas. These animals were probably introduced either from salt harvesting activities or from aquarium enthusiasts who use these animals as live food for fish. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

Identifiers:

AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:34d6394e-5c1b-4b12-9d0e-9905bc8772bc Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia

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Record source:

Timms, B.V., Hudson, P., 2009. The brine shrimps (Artemia and Parartemia) of South Australia, including descriptions of four new species of Parartemia (Crustacea: Anostraca: Artemiina)., Zootaxa, Vol. 2248: 47-68.