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dc.contributor.authorRuebhart, David R
dc.contributor.authorCock, Ian E
dc.contributor.authorShaw, Glen R
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T11:28:57Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T11:28:57Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2011-06-13T22:57:54Z
dc.identifier.issn1520-4081
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/tox.20358
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/23682
dc.description.abstractDespite the common use of the brine shrimp bioassay in toxicology, there is confusion in the literature regarding citation of the correct taxonomic identity of the Artemia species used. The genus Artemia, once thought to be represented by a single species Artemia salina, is now known to be composed of several bisexual species as well as parthenogenetic populations. Artemia franciscana is the best studied of the Artemia species and is considered to represent the vast majority of studies in which Artemia is used as an experimental test organism. We found that in studies referring to the use of A. salina, the zoogeography of the cyst harvest site indicated that the species used was actually A. franciscana. Those performing bioassays with Artemia need to exercise diligence in assigning correct species identification, as the identity of the test organism is an important parameter in assuring the validity of the results of the assay. (c) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol, 2008.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals
dc.publisher.placeUSA
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom555
dc.relation.ispartofpageto560
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalEnvironmental Toxicology
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchChemical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchEnvironmental sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiological sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode34
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode41
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode31
dc.titleBrine shrimp bioassay: Importance of correct taxonomic identification of Artemia (Anostraca) species
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorCock, Ian E.


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