[Objective] The research aimed at investigating the taxonomic position and phylogenetic relationship of bisexual brine shrimps.[Method] 16S rDNA of three species of bisexual Artemia from China was determined;the homologous sequences between them and 11 relative species of Artemia from GenBank were compared;the molecular phylogenetic tree was constructed by Mega Microsoft using Artemiopsis stefanssoni as outgroup.[Result] Artemia persimilis was the primal group in genus Artemia;Artemia franciscana and Artemia monica were the evolved groups;Artemia urmiana,Artemia sinica and other Artemia species from China shared a close genetic relationship.[Conclusion] Based on the 16S rDNA sequence of them,the phylogenetic relationships of these bisexual Artemia species were A.persimilis→A.urmiana,A.sinica and A.tibetiana→A.tunisiana→A.monica→A.Franciscan.
