MORPHOLOGICAL AND MOLECULAR CLUES FOR RECORDING THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF ARTEMIA FRANCISCANA (KELLOGG, 1906) IN EGYPT

Morphological and molecular clues for recording the first appearance of Artemia franciscana (Kellogg, 1906) in Egypt

Artemia franciscana is a native species to the New World, and became an exotic species to most parts of the world.The Egyptian hypersaline, continental Qaroun Lake (Fayoum Governorate, Middle of Egypt) is subjected to a gradually increasing salinity rates that approximate or exceed these of seawater.Artemia populations there are known to be parthen

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