卤虫又叫鳃足虫或盐虫。属于节肢动物门,盐水丰年虫科。动物学上称为盐水丰年虫(Artemia salina Linnaeus)。卤虫分布亚、欧、美各大陆。我国北起辽宁,南至广东海南岛南部沿海均有它的踪迹;并以河北、辽宁、山东三省产量最大。国外以美国、加拿大、苏联和地中海沿岸产量 Artemia also known as gills or salt worms. Belonging to arthropods, brine harvest bug. Zoology is called Artemia salina Linnaeus. Artemia distribution in Asia, Europe and the United States of all continents. China’s north from Liaoning, south of Hainan Island in southern coast of Guangdong have its traces; and to Hebei, Liaoning, Shandong Province, the largest output. Abroad to the United States, Canada, the Soviet Union and the Mediterranean coast production