Open AccessSecond records of the endangered species Artemia urmiana (Anostraca) in the Crimea habitat
Author(s) -
Elena Anufriieva,
Francisco Amat,
Nickolai Shadrin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
morskoj biologičeskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2499-9776
pISSN - 2499-9768
DOI - 10.21072/mbj.2016.01.4.09
Subject(s) - anostraca , endangered species , balkan peninsula , peninsula , geography , habitat , ecology , branchiopoda , fishery , biology , crustacean , archaeology , cladocera
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.