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Artemia

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Ar`te´mi`a    (är`tĕ´mĭ`å)
n.1.(Zool.) A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
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Noun1.Artemia - fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
Chirocephalus, genus Artemia, genus Chirocephalus
arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods
Anostraca, order Anostraca - small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
fairy shrimp - small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back
Artemia salina, brine shrimp - common to saline lakes


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From hatching, fry were fed newly hatched Artemia until approximately 60 dph, when commercial (estrogen-free) cyprinid food pellets were introduced (Calverton Fish Farm, Nottingham, UK).
Assessing the sensitivity of different life stages for sexual ... by Tyler, Charles R. / Environmental Health Perspectives
Most rotifers and Artemia have little DHA, Place notes, and some possess far less arachidonic acid than fingerlings need.
Advances may make fish farming a healthy prospect, even for inner ... by RALOFF, JANET / Science News
The organisms used in our tree and the accession numbers for their small subunit rRNA sequences include Artemia salina (X01723), Xenopus laevis (X04025), Mytilus edulis (L24489), Tripedalia cystophora (L10829), Microciona prolifera (L10825), Diaphanoeca grandis (L10824), Rosette agent (L29455), R.
Rhinosporidium seeberi: A Human Pathogen from a Novel Group of ... by Relman, David A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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