An overview on the nomenclatural and phylogenetic problems of native Asian brine shrimps of the genus Artemia Leach, 1819 (Crustacea, Anostraca)
oleh: Alireza Asem, Amin Eimanifar, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Francisco Hontoria, Stephanie De Vos, Gilbert Van Stappen, Shi-Chun Sun
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| Diterbitkan: | Pensoft Publishers 2020-01-01 |
Deskripsi
The genus Artemia Leach, 1819 is a cosmopolitan halophilic crustacean, consisting of bisexual species and obligate parthenogenetic populations. Asia is rich in Artemia biodiversity. More than 530 Artemia sites have been recorded from this area and more than 20 species/subspecies/variety names have been used for them. There exist various problems in the nomenclature, identification, and phylogenetic status of Artemia native to Asia, which are discussed in this paper.