Abstract
The genetic structure of the population of the Artemia salina (L., 1758) species from the hypersaline lake Sasyk-Sivash was studied on the basis of a fragment of the gene of the first subunit of cytochrome oxidase c (COI) of mitochondrial DNA. The phylogeny reconstruction was performed using all available nucleotide sequences of this gene for the salina species in the GenBank (NCBI) international database. Genealogical connections between COI haplotypes have been established and phylogeographic patterns have been revealed. Common haplotypes have been noted in Western Mediterranean populations, which may be a consequence of their location in a single migration corridor of birds, which, as is known, contribute to the passive spread of dormant stages of artemia. Geographically isolated groups of populations from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Cyprus and Crimea are characterized by unique haplotypes that are not currently found in other Mediterranean populations. It is suggested that unique haplotypes may be endemic to geographically remote regions.
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