April192011
Fairy Shrimp or Anostraca (Artemia salina) The fairy shrimp is a beautiful, translucent crustacean, which lacks a carapace, and is considered to be rather primitive as it has a relatively large number of segments and the legs are not specialised. Fairy shrimps swim around on their backs, propelled by the constantly moving legs. The fairy shrimp has been found throughout the year, and has even been found in ice-covered water. It feeds on microscopic animals and organic particles, which are either taken from the water with the legs or scraped from the bottom of the pon.

Fairy Shrimp or Anostraca (Artemia salina)


The fairy shrimp is a beautiful, translucent crustacean, which lacks a carapace, and is considered to be rather primitive as it has a relatively large number of segments and the legs are not specialised. Fairy shrimps swim around on their backs, propelled by the constantly moving legs. The fairy shrimp has been found throughout the year, and has even been found in ice-covered water. It feeds on microscopic animals and organic particles, which are either taken from the water with the legs or scraped from the bottom of the pon.

crustaceans shrimp marine life 

April52011
Cylindrarcturus genus A Cylindrarcturus is a shrimp-like crustacean recently discovered in the deep waters near Antarctica. They are very small, ranging around 5mm in length and are ghostly white in appearance.

Cylindrarcturus genus

A Cylindrarcturus is a shrimp-like crustacean recently discovered in the deep waters near Antarctica. They are very small, ranging around 5mm in length and are ghostly white in appearance.

deep sea deep marine life marine life Cylindrarcturus shrimp 

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