brine shrimp
noun
: any of a genus (Artemia) of branchiopod crustaceans that can exist in strongly saline environments
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Similar to today’s brine shrimp, the crustaceans used these fine-haired limbs to capture floating food from the water and bring it to the mouth, where molars would then grind down the particles, Mussini explained.
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Many fossils in the collection are of crustaceans that possibly belong to the same group as brine shrimp.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2025
This action stirs up sediments and millimeter-scale organisms like brine shrimp and mayfly larvae, and generates miniature tornado-like whorls that spiral upward.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Abyssal microplastics appear to sink from the surface of the open ocean, and polystyrene particles increase the bioaccumulation of SSRIs in brine shrimp.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
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Kameryn Griesser, CNN Money, 24 July 2025
Many fossils in the collection are of crustaceans that possibly belong to the same group as brine shrimp.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 July 2025
This action stirs up sediments and millimeter-scale organisms like brine shrimp and mayfly larvae, and generates miniature tornado-like whorls that spiral upward.
—New Atlas, 15 May 2025
Abyssal microplastics appear to sink from the surface of the open ocean, and polystyrene particles increase the bioaccumulation of SSRIs in brine shrimp.
—Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2024
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“Brine shrimp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brine%20shrimp. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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