Artemia urmiana

E730923

Artemia urmiana is a species of brine shrimp endemic to the hypersaline waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia, adapted to extreme salinity and serving as an important component of the lake’s ecosystem.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Artemia urmiana canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf crustacean ⓘ
species of brine shrimp ⓘ
adaptedTo extreme salinity ⓘ
belongsToBiogeographicRealm Palearctic ⓘ
linked to: Palearctic realm
bodySymmetry bilateral symmetry ⓘ
class Branchiopoda ⓘ
commonName brine shrimp ⓘ
contributesTo food web of Lake Urmia ⓘ
diet microalgae ⓘ
phytoplankton ⓘ
ecologicalRole key component of Lake Urmia ecosystem ⓘ
primary consumer ⓘ
endemicTo Iran ⓘ
Lake Urmia ⓘ
family Artemiidae ⓘ
feedingType filter feeder ⓘ
foundIn Lake Urmia ⓘ
genus Artemia ⓘ
geographicDistribution northwestern Iran ⓘ
habitat hypersaline lake ⓘ
saline inland water ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifeStage adult ⓘ
nauplius ⓘ
locomotion swimming with phyllopodous legs ⓘ
order Anostraca ⓘ
linked to: Branchiopoda
phylum Arthropoda ⓘ
produces cysts ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
ovoviviparous ⓘ
respiration gills on thoracopods ⓘ
salinityPreference hypersaline ⓘ
scientificName Artemia urmiana ⓘ
sexes separate sexes ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threatenedBy changes in salinity of Lake Urmia ⓘ
declining water level of Lake Urmia ⓘ
tolerates high salinity ⓘ
trophicLevel herbivore ⓘ
usedAs aquaculture feed ⓘ
fish larvae food ⓘ
shrimp larvae food ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Urmia → habitatFor → Artemia urmiana ⓘ
Artemia urmiana → scientificName → Artemia urmiana ⓘ