Parartemia Explained

Parartemia is a genus of brine shrimp endemic to Australia.^[1] One species, P. contracta is listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.^[2] Parartemia contains the following species:^{[1] [3] [4]}

• Parartemia acidiphila Timms & Hudson, 2009
• Parartemia auriciforma Timms & Hudson, 2009
• Parartemia bicorna Timms, 2010
• Parartemia boomeranga Timms, 2010
• Parartemia contracta Linder, 1941
• Parartemia cylindrifera Linder, 1941
• Parartemia extracta Linder, 1941
• Parartemia informis Linder, 1941
• Parartemia laticaudata Timms, 2010
• Parartemia longicaudata Linder, 1941
• Parartemia minuta Geddes, 1973
• Parartemia mouritzi Timms, 2010
• Parartemia purpurea Timms, 2010
• Parartemia serventyi Linder, 1941
• Parartemia triquetra Timms & Hudson, 2009
• Parartemia veronicae Timms, 2010
• Parartemia yarleensis Timms & Hudson, 2009
• Parartemia zietziana Sayce, 1903

Notes and References

1. A new species of Parartemia (Anostraca) from Australia . M. C. Geddes . . 25 . 1 . 1973 . 5–12 . 20102005 . 10.1163/156854073x00443.
2. Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group . Parartemia contracta . 1996 . e.T16187A5507091 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16187A5507091.en.
3. The brine shrimps (Artemia and Parartemia) of South Australia, including descriptions of four new species of Parartemia (Crustacea: Anostraca: Artemiina) . . 2248 . 47–68 . 2009 . Brian V. Timms . Peter Hudson . 10.11646/zootaxa.2248.1.2 . amp.
4. Six new species of the brine shrimp Paratemia Sayce 1903 (Crustacea: Anostraca: Artemiina) in Western Australia . . 2715 . 1–35 . 2010 . Brian V. Timms.