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unusual facts about brine shrimp



Lake Abert

No fish live in the alkaline waters of the lake; however, its dense population of brine shrimp supports a variety of shorebirds.

Soda lake

Multicellular animals such as crustaceans (notably the brine shrimp Artemia and the copepod Paradiaptomus africanus) and fish (e.g. Alcolapia), are also found in many of the less extreme soda lakes, adapted to the extreme conditions of these alkalic and often saline environments.


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