| Sea monkey | |||
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| General information | |||
| Universe | Real Life | ||
| Classification | Artemia nyos | ||
| Species type | Brine shrimp | ||
| Homeworld | Earth | ||
| Environment | Fish tanks | ||
| Intelligence | Non-sapient | ||
| Biochemistry | Carbon-based | ||
| Biological information | |||
| Lifespan | 1 year | ||
| Reproduction | Sexually and asexually, oviparous | ||
| Average length | 0.5-0.75 in (1.27-1.91 cm) | ||
| Locomotion | Swimming | ||
| Feeding behavior | Omnivorous | ||
| Prey | Plankton Algae Yeast Wheat flour | ||
| Predators | Triops | ||
| Lineage information | |||
| Cultural information | |||
| Leaders | Humans | ||
| Sociocultral characteristics | |||
| Scientific taxonomy | |||
| Planet | Earth | ||
| Domain | Eukaryota | ||
| Kingdom | Animalia | ||
| Subkingdom | Eumetazoa | ||
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa | ||
| Phylum | Arthropoda | ||
| Subphylum | Crustacea | ||
| Class | Branchiopoda | ||
| Subclass | Sarsostraca | ||
| Order | Anostraca (Fairy shrimp) | ||
| Family | Artemiidae | ||
| Genus | Artemia | ||
| Species | A. nyos | ||
| Other information | |||
| Status | Domesticated | ||
| Creator | Harold von Braunhut | ||
The sea monkey (Artemia nyos) is a domesticated brine shrimp bred by Harold von Braunhut as a pet.
Biology[]
The animals sold as Sea-Monkeys are claimed to be an artificial breed known as Artemia NYOS, formed by hybridising different species of Artemia. They are also claimed to live longer and grow bigger than ordinary brine shrimp; however, there are no references to these claims outside marketing material from the manufacturer. They undergo cryptobiosis or anhydrobiosis, a condition of apparent lifelessness which allows them to survive the desiccation of the temporary pools in which they live.
Trivia[]
- While their scientific name is officially Artemia NYOS, the species part is changed to lowercase because taxonomic species names are not supposed to have capitals letters.