Hutt Lagoon provides a commercial supply of " Artemia parthenogenetica " brine shrimp . " Artemia " is a specialty feed used by prawn and fish farmers and the aquarium fish trade.
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In a study conducted by Rode and Lievens, two species of Artemia that are found to congregate in swarms have coinfections of two microsporidian fungi and the " F . liguloides " tapeworm.
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A . The scientific name is Artemia nyos, says Joseph Piatkowski, operations manager for Basic Fun Inc ., a private company based in Huntingdon Valley, Pa ., that distributes Sea-Monkeys.
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The lake is famous for the Mono Lake brine shrimp, " Artemia monica ", a tiny species of brine shrimp, no bigger than a thumbnail, that are endemic to the lake.
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Since Artemia has no natural predators _ the lake is too salty for fish to survive _ the shrimp population reaches such high densities that by the end of July they have driven the algae close to extinction.
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In pollution research " Artemia ", the brine shrimp, has had extensive use as a test organism and in some circumstances is an acceptable alternative to the toxicity testing of mammals in the laboratory.
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Greater flamingos feed on brine shrimps ( " Artemia " ), worms and tiny crustaceans, while the lesser flamingos feed on algae; all are plentiful in the warm shallow waters of salt pans.
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Zoanthids have nematocysts on their mesenterial filaments that are used for prey capture . " Z . sociatus " will eat mostly anything that is the right size such as from Artemia cysts and dissolved organic matter.
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Their high protein and fat content also makes them a good alternative to live enriched " Artemia " when feeding juveniles ( especially those that are difficult to maintain such as young seahorses ) and other small fauna.
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As a result, a high sensitivity to cosmic radiation was observed on " Artemia salina " eggs; 90 % of the embryos, which were induced to develop from hit eggs, died at different developmental stages.
