Transparent to light brown in color. World wide in hyper-saline waters. Food source for fish, birds and various invertebrates.
Brine shrimp are active filter feeders.
After copulation, the female lays the eggs. The eggs can rapidly hatch when the external conditions are favorable. The eggs will hatch in 24 hours when the water temperature is near 80 degrees Farenheit. They may also exist in a cyst form for a year or more. The hatched eggs are called nauplii.