brine shrimp
noun
: any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments
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They were fed with the brine shrimp Artemia salina, which is among their usual prey, and exposed to the antioxidant glutathione.
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 June 2024
Abyssal microplastics appear to sink from the surface of the open ocean, and polystyrene particles increase the bioaccumulation of SSRIs in brine shrimp.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Some were wearing brine shrimp costumes, bird costumes, bird masks.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
The barnacles were fed fresh brine shrimp for three weeks to monitor their growth.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2023
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Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 15 June 2024
Abyssal microplastics appear to sink from the surface of the open ocean, and polystyrene particles increase the bioaccumulation of SSRIs in brine shrimp.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
Some were wearing brine shrimp costumes, bird costumes, bird masks.
—Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
The barnacles were fed fresh brine shrimp for three weeks to monitor their growth.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 24 Aug. 2023
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“Brine shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine%20shrimp. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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