Second records of the endangered species Artemia urmiana (Anostraca) in the Crimea habitat

Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 – species that has long been considered endemic to Lake Urmia in Iran. In 2009, A. urmiana was found in a hypersaline lake Koyashskoye on the Kerch Peninsula. In 2015, the species was listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Crimea. In May-June 2016 noted the massive...

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Main Authors: E. V. Anufriieva, F. D. Amat, N. V. Shadrin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: A. O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS 2016-12-01
Series:Морской биологический журнал
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Online Access:https://mbj.marine-research.org/article/view/55
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Summary:Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 – species that has long been considered endemic to Lake Urmia in Iran. In 2009, A. urmiana was found in a hypersaline lake Koyashskoye on the Kerch Peninsula. In 2015, the species was listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Crimea. In May-June 2016 noted the massive presence of its cysts, nauplii, adult females and males in the Lake Sasyk-Sivash, the biggest hypersaline lake in Crimea.
ISSN:2499-9768
2499-9776