Artemia (Noun)
Meaning
Fairy shrimp; brine shrimp.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Artemia, also known as fairy shrimp or brine shrimp, are tiny crustaceans commonly used as food for aquarium fish and other aquatic animals.
- In temporary pools of water, artemia cysts can lie dormant for years before hatching into tiny fairy shrimp when conditions become favorable.
- Brine shrimp, also known as artemia, have been used as a nutritious food source for aquarium fish for decades due to their high protein content.
- Scientists study artemia as a model organism to better understand the effects of environmental changes on small aquatic animals.
- The life cycle of artemia typically consists of several stages, from cysts to nauplii and eventually adult fairy shrimp.