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Fairy Shrimp

Branchinecta spp.

Photo by Wildifreq
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Field Notes

Description:

Found in a freshwater oxbow in southern Indiana.

Species ID Suggestions

fairy shrimp

Order Anostraca

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Jeff Dreier
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Sea Monkeys

Artemia salina

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CorduneanuVlad
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Comments (3)
Jeff Dreier
Very likely a Branchinecta species. Typically, characteristics such as antennae shape and egg pouch shape are used to identify to species. I used to conduct surveys in California vernal pools. Several Branchinecta species there have been listed as threatened or endangered as a result of habitat loss to agriculture and urban development.
Wildifreq
I don't know if these are Sea Monkeys because I found them in freshwater in Indiana. Sea Monkeys tend to be found in salt water.
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PublishedJune 30, 2013

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