WoRMS

AphiaID

740637 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:740637)

Classification

Status

uncertain > nomen dubium (possible senior synonym of A. francisana Kellogg, 1906, Opinion 1704: ICZN, 1993)

Rank

Species

Parent

Artemia Leach, 1819

Original name

Artemia gracilis Verrill, 1869

Environment

fresh

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Artemia gracilis Verrill, 1869. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=740637 on 2026-03-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2013-09-12 12:19:57Z

created

2018-04-11 20:34:48Z

changed

Licensing

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[taxonomic tree]

Not documented

Unreviewed

Environment This Artemia occurs in saline and hypersaline inland waters, not marine waters. [details]

Language	Name
English	American brine shrimp	[details]
German	Amerikanisches Salinenkrebschen	[details]