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Artemia franciscana
(San Francisco Brine Shrimp)
© Ian Gardiner (Photo ID #33115)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Goodenough Lake, nr Clinton, BC
Photographer
Ian Gardiner
Habitat
Saline lake
Photo Date
May 23, 2012
Upload Date
March 12, 2013
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
33115
Notes
Habitat of Artemia franciscana, showing salt deposits around the lake margin. The major solution salt in this lake is sodium carbonate (Cummings, J.M. 1940. Saline and Hydromagnesite Deposits of British Columbia, Bulletin No. 4. BC Dept of Mines: 160pp). The lake water feels 'soapy', and leaves a substantial white residue on hands and clothing.
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