Artemia franciscana San Francisco brine shrimp

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AphiaID:: 717572

Scientific:: Artemia franciscana
German:: Salinenkrebs
English:: San Francisco Brine Shrimp

Category:: Food
Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Branchiopoda (Class) > Anostraca (Order) > Artemiidae (Family) > Artemia (Genus) > franciscana (Species)
Initial determination:: Kellog, 1906

Occurrence:: the Caribbean
Size:: 0.39" - 0.79" (1cm - 2cm)
Temperature:: 64.4 °F - 82.4 °F (18°C - 28°C)
Food:: Algae, Phytoplankton
Tank:: 0.22 gal (~ 1L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Easy to breed

Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown
CITES:: Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Artemia franciscana
Salinenkrebs
Artemia gracilis
Artemia monica
Salzwasserkrebs
Artemia parthenogenetica
Artemia persimilis
Salinenkrebs
Artemia salina
Salinenkrebs
Artemia sinica
Artemia tibetiana
Artemia tunisiana
Artemia urmiana

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-12-27 16:06:49
Last edit:: 2015-12-27 16:06:49

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Artemia franciscana is easy to breed. There are offspring in the trade available. If you are interested in Artemia franciscana, please contact us at Your dealer for a progeny instead of a wildcat. You help to protect the natural stocks.

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Kellog, 1906

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Arthropoda (Phylum) > Crustacea (Subphylum) > Branchiopoda (Class) > Sarsostraca (Subclass) > Anostraca (Order) > Artemiidae (Family) > Artemia (Genus) > Artemia franciscana (Species)

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