Brine shrimp bioassay: Importance of correct taxonomic identification of Artemia (Anostraca) species

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 555-560

  Ruebhart, David R ^a,b,c   Cock, Ian E ^b   Shaw, Glen R ^b,c  

^a HydroTox Services Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Cooperative Research Centre for Water Quality and Treatment ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

A. franciscana; A. salina; Acute toxicity test; Artemia; Bioassay; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; HEALTH; TESTING;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA SALINA; BISEXUAL SPECIES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; SINGLE SPECIES; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATIONS;

BIOASSAY;

BIOASSAY; CRUSTACEAN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARTHENOGENESIS; TAXONOMY; TOXICITY TEST;

ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; ARTEMIA SALINA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BISEXUALITY; BRINE SHRIMP BIOASSAY; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMIC IDENTIFICATION; TAXONOMY; TOXICITY TESTING; VALIDITY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ARTEMIA; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANOSTRACA; ARTEMIA; ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA; ARTEMIA SALINA;

EID: 47549116546     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20358     Document Type: Article

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