Mono Lake brine shrimp | |
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Artemia monica (male) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Branchiopoda |
Order: | Anostraca |
Family: | Artemiidae |
Genus: | Artemia |
Species: | A. monica |
Binomial name | |
Artemia monica Verrill, 1869 | |
Artemia monica, the Mono Lake brine shrimp, is a species of brine shrimp, endemic to Mono Lake in California, United States.
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]