fairy shrimp; brine shrimp
A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and brines; the brine shrimp. See Brine shrimp.
A genus of crustaceans of the order Anostraca found in briny pools and lakes and often cultured for fish food. It has 168 chromosomes and differs from most crustaceans in that its blood contains hemoglobin.