Second records of the endangered species Artemia urmiana (Anostraca) in the Crimea habitat

E. V. Anufriieva; F. D. Amat; N. V. Shadrin

doi:10.21072/mbj.2016.01.4.09

Authors: E. V. Anufriieva¹, F. D. Amat², N. V. Shadrin¹
Affiliations:
1. Kovalevsky Institute of Marine Biological Research RAS, Sevastopol
2. Instituto de Acuicultura de Torre de la Sal, Castellon, Spain
Issue: Vol. 1 No. 4 (2016)
Section: Notes
Pages: 75–75
Keywords: Artemia urmiana, endangered species, hypersaline lake, Crimea
DOI: 10.21072/mbj.2016.01.4.09
EDN: XGXUHF
UDC: 595.32(285.32)(477.75)
Published: Dec 17, 2016
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Anufriieva E. V., Amat F. D., Shadrin N. V. Second records of the endangered species Artemia urmiana (Anostraca) in the Crimea habitat. Marine Biological Journal, 2016, vol. 1, no. 4, pp. 75. https://doi.org/10.21072/mbj.2016.01.4.09

Abstract

Artemia urmiana Günther, 1899 – species that has long been considered endemic to Lake Urmia in Iran. In 2009, A. urmiana was found in a hypersaline lake Koyashskoye on the Kerch Peninsula. In 2015, the species was listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Crimea. In May-June 2016 noted the massive presence of its cysts, nauplii, adult females and males in the Lake Sasyk-Sivash, the biggest hypersaline lake in Crimea.

Keywords: Artemia urmiana, endangered species, hypersaline lake, Crimea