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Artemia salina

Artemia salina

6.5
A small shrimp that lives in very salty water and is used to feed fish and other aquarium animals
  • noun
  • /ɑːrˈtiːmiə səˈliːnə/
  • Specialized
translation icon : Artemia salina
  • They were fed frozen adult brine shrimp, Artemia salina, and were reared for about 1 month until they molted into Stage IV.
  • Artemia salina brine
  • Artemia salina shrimp

Examples

  • In aquaculture, many fish species are raised on Artemia salina as a nutritious food source.

  • During the study, researchers noted that Artemia salina thrive in highly saline environments.

  • The aquarium enthusiast ordered Artemia salina to feed his growing population of baby fish.

Synonyms

brine shrimp
vsArtemia salina
2 6.1

A small animal like a tiny shrimp that lives in very salty water and is used as food for fish

is the specific species name for that same organism used in aquaculture

Surface Forms

Artemia salina singular
Artemia salinas plural

Morphology

Artemia + salina

This is a Latin binomial: 'Artemia' is an arbitrary genus name (a taxonomic label) and 'salina' only vaguely signals a saline association. A B1 learner who knows the literal constituents would not reliably infer the common meaning 'brine shrimp' because species names are lexicalized labels rather than compositional phrases.

Etymology

Artemia salina may come from a Greek goddess, seen in Artemia, and from the old word salina meaning 'salt'. So the name helps you remember it is a tiny shrimp that lives in 'salt water'.