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Family ARTEMIIDAE Grochowski, 1896

Introduction

The Artemiidae contain the single genus Artemia of about eight species and innumerable varieties and strains. It has a worldwide distribution, including Australia.

Males are distinctive because the second antennal distal segment is flattened and enlarged mesially and the penes bases lack processes and spines (Criel & Macrae 2002). They share some features with Parartemia, and hence some authors group them together as the suborder Artemiina (Weekers et al. 2002), but the above features are distinctive.

Australia has two species, largely introduced to salt works, but probably also A. parthenogenetica is native to coastal WA (McMaster 2002) and is spreading inland (B. Knott, pers. comm; J. Davis, pers.comm.).

 

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)
03-Sep-2018 ANOSTRACA Sars, 1867 28-Aug-2018 MODIFIED
09-Aug-2012 18-Dec-2012 MODIFIED
18-Aug-2010 18-Aug-2010 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)