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Global Biodiversity and Geographical Distribution of Diapausing Aquatic Invertebrates: The Case of the Cosmopolitan Brine Shrimp, Artemia (Branchiopoda, Anostraca)

Global Biodiversity and Geographical Distribution of Diapausing Aquatic Invertebrates: The Case... GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DIAPAUSING AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES: THE CASE OF THE COSMOPOLITAN BRINE SHRIMP, ARTEMIA (BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) BY J. MUÑOZ 1,3 ) and F. PACIOS 2 ) 1 ) Department of Wetland Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas — CSIC), Pabellón del Perú, Av. María Luisa, s/n, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain 2 ) Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas — CSIC), Pabellón del Perú, Av. María Luisa, s/n, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain ABSTRACT The genus Artemia comprises passively dispersed anostracan species with a distribution all around the world, except in Antarctica. We used both published and personal data to assess and update existing knowledge on the diversity and distribution of Artemia , in particular compiling also genetic and geographic information. Our results indicate there are three Artemia complexes, A. franciscana , A. tibetiana and A. salina , suggesting at least three undescribed, and one unidentified to date, highly isolated lineages, to be re-evaluated taxonomically. Additionally, at a global scale, our data set shows two large, poorly explored geographic regions in Central East Asia, which in future studies could provide interesting information on geographic speciation, the origin of http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Crustaceana Brill

Global Biodiversity and Geographical Distribution of Diapausing Aquatic Invertebrates: The Case of the Cosmopolitan Brine Shrimp, Artemia (Branchiopoda, Anostraca)

Crustaceana , Volume 83 (4): 465 – Jan 1, 2010

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10.1163/001121610X489449
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GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DIAPAUSING AQUATIC INVERTEBRATES: THE CASE OF THE COSMOPOLITAN BRINE SHRIMP, ARTEMIA (BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) BY J. MUÑOZ 1,3 ) and F. PACIOS 2 ) 1 ) Department of Wetland Ecology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas — CSIC), Pabellón del Perú, Av. María Luisa, s/n, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain 2 ) Department of Conservation Biology, Estación Biológica de Doñana (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas — CSIC), Pabellón del Perú, Av. María Luisa, s/n, E-41013 Sevilla, Spain ABSTRACT The genus Artemia comprises passively dispersed anostracan species with a distribution all around the world, except in Antarctica. We used both published and personal data to assess and update existing knowledge on the diversity and distribution of Artemia , in particular compiling also genetic and geographic information. Our results indicate there are three Artemia complexes, A. franciscana , A. tibetiana and A. salina , suggesting at least three undescribed, and one unidentified to date, highly isolated lineages, to be re-evaluated taxonomically. Additionally, at a global scale, our data set shows two large, poorly explored geographic regions in Central East Asia, which in future studies could provide interesting information on geographic speciation, the origin of

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