Biometric comparison of two parthenogenetic populations of Artemia Leach, 1819 from the Urmia Lake basin, Iran (Anostraca: Artemiidae)

So far, 18 Artemia sites have been reported from Iran of which 16 belong to parthenogenetic populations. The Urmia Lake basin includes three populations: a bisexual species, Artemia urmiana Guenther, which is endemic to Urmia Lake, and two parthenogenetic Artemia populations, one from the lake and t...

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Published in:Zoology in the Middle East 2009-01, Vol.47, p.117-117
Main Authors: Asem, A, Atashbar, B, Rastegar-Pouyani, N, Agh, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anostraca
Artemia
Artemia urmiana
Artemiidae
Freshwater
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Summary:So far, 18 Artemia sites have been reported from Iran of which 16 belong to parthenogenetic populations. The Urmia Lake basin includes three populations: a bisexual species, Artemia urmiana Guenther, which is endemic to Urmia Lake, and two parthenogenetic Artemia populations, one from the lake and the other from its lagoons (Abatzopoulos et al. 2006, Van Stappen 2002). Here we compare the two parthenogenetic populations from a morphological point of view. One of them was the population occurring in Urmia Lake, the other from the lagoon in the Rashakan region at the south-west of the lake. The lagoon is entirely separated from the lake. It is temporary and seasonal.
ISSN:0939-7140
DOI:10.1080/09397140.2009.10638358