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In this study, we report on the existence of a new bisexualArtemia species, found in the high plateaus of Tibet (P. R. China). Different disciplines have been used to characterize this new population: biometrics of cysts and nauplii, morphometry of adults, cytogenetics, allozyme and DNA analyses and cross-breeding/fertility tests with knownArtemia species. The results obtained justify that there is enough evidence to support the view thatArtemia from Tibet is a new species with the proposed nameArtemia tibetiana.
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International interdisciplinary study onArtemia populations coordinated by the Laboratory of Aquaculture & Artemia Reference Center, University of Ghent, Belgium.
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abatzopoulos, T.J., Zhang, B. & Sorgeloos, P. Artemia tibetiana: Preliminary characterization of a newArtemia species found in Tibet (People's Republic of China). International Study onArtemia. LIX. International Journal of Salt Lake Research 7, 41–44 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02449923
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