Artemia franciscana  (San Francisco Brine Shrimp)

© Ian Gardiner (Photo ID #33115)

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Photo Location	Goodenough Lake, nr Clinton, BC
Photographer	Ian Gardiner
Habitat	Saline lake
Photo Date	May 23, 2012
Upload Date	March 12, 2013
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Photo ID #	33115
Comments	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.