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Species Artemia parthenogenetica Bowen & Stirling, 1978

Artemia parthenogenetica Bowen, S.T. & Sterling, G. 1978. Esterase and malate dehydrogenase isoenzyme polymorphisms in 15 Artemia populations. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. B. Comparative Biochemistry 61: 593-595 [593].

Introduction

This name encompasses various parthenogenetic populations of Artemia

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Worldwide, introduced to many Australian salt works, including Adelaide (Geddes, 1979a, 1979b; M. Coleman, pers. comm.), also possibly natural to some coastal sites in WA and now spreading inland (McMaster et al. 2002).

Introduced.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Suspension feeder.

General References

Geddes, M.C. 1979. Occurrence of the brine shrimp Artemia (Crustacea: Anostraca) in Australia. Crustaceana 36: 225-228

Geddes, M.C. 1979. The brine shrimps Artemia and Parartemia in Australia. In, Persoone, G., Sorgellos, P., Roels , O. & Jaspers, E. (eds). The Brine Shrimp Artemia. Wetterin : Universa Press.

Geddes, M.C. & Williams, W.D. 1987. Comments on Artemia introductions and the need for conservation. In, Sorgeloos, P., Bengtson, D.A., Decleir, W. & Jaspers, E. (eds). Artemia Research and its Application Vol 3. Ecology, Culturing, Use in Aquaculture. Wetterin : Universal Press.

Geddes, M.C. & Williams, W.D. 1991. Anostracans of Australian salt lakes, with particular reference to a comparison of Parartemia and Artemia. In, Browne, R.A., Sorgeloos, P. & Trotman, C.N.A. (eds). Artemia Biology. Ann Arbor : CRC Press.

McMaster, K., Savage, A., Finston, T. & Knott, B. 2007. The recent spread of Artemia parthenogenetica in Western Australia. Hydrobiologia 576: 39-48

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
09-Aug-2012		18-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
18-Aug-2010		18-Aug-2010	MODIFIED
		14-May-2010	MODIFIED