AN OVERVIEW ON GENUS ARTEMIA LEACH, 1819 (CRUSTACEA: BRANCHIOPODA, ANOSTRACA) FROM ROMANIA

ALEXIA BERINDEAN(1), KARINA PAULA BATTES(1), BEATRICE KELEMEN(2), MIRELA CÎMPEAN(1)

1. Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Department of Taxonomy and Ecology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Center of Systemic Biology, Biodiversity and Bioresources "3B", Advanced Hydrobiology and Biomonitoring Laboratory (LabHAB), Babeş-BolyaiUniversity, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; e-mails: alexia.berindean@stud.ubbcluj.ro, karina.battes@ubbcluj.ro, mirela.cimpean@ubbcluj.ro;
2. Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Biology and Geology, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Molecular Biology Center, Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Bio-Nano-Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, e-mail: beatrice.kelemen@ubbcluj.ro

Abstract

The genus Artemia, known as the brine shrimp, represents an important inhabitant of hypersaline lakes of Romania. Worldwide, the genus consists of six well-characterized bisexual species and several clonal lineages described with the binomen Artemia parthenogenetica. Despite its conspicuous appearance and numerous records in the literature, dating back to the eighteenth century, no positive identification can be provided for Artemia in Romania: the citations change from Artemia salina, to Artemia sp, Artemiaparthenogenetica, or parthenogenetic strains of Artemia. The present paper represents a review of previous records of the genus in Romania. Further studies are mandatory to clarify all taxonomic issues associated with this genus.

Keywords

salina parthenogenetica biogeography salt lakes review Romania
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