In this new paper we show that invasive Artemia franciscana dramatically reduce parasite abundance in hypersaline ecosystems. Parasite extinction is a ignored dimension of biodiversity crisis. @ebdonana.bsky.social @drandygreen.bsky.social @neobiota.pensoft.net neobiota.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=173707

March 31, 2026 - 20:17 UTC

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Are they becoming invasive because of the fish food trade?
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Exactly; their cysts are commercialised around the world and once introduced, they spread by natural mechanisms such as birds (cysts are viable through gut passage), wind, etc
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