Table 1. Detailed information on Artemia samples: population name, population codes, location details and additional co-occurring species found in the sample.

	Population	Codes	Coordinates	Other species
Diploid parthenogens	Narte saltern, Albania	ALB	40°34′46″N-19°28′16″E
	Atanasovko Lake,Bulgaria	ATA	42°34′25″N-27°28′09″E
	Oybuskoye Lake, Ukraine	OYB	45°16′15″N-33°04′40″E
	Koyashskoe Lake,Ukraine	KOY	45°02′09″N-36°12′00″E	A. urmiana
	Alexandria saltern,Egypt	EGY	31°04′13″N-29°46′57″E
	Bagdad saltern, Iraq	IRA	33°20′19″N-44°29′32″E
	Urmia Lake, Iran	URM	37°20′00″N-45°40′00″E	A. urmiana
	Aral Sea, Uzbekistan	ARA	45°00′00″N-59°56′00″E
	Maloje Jarovoe Lake, W.Altai	MAL	52°47′31″N-79°33′39″E
	Bolshoe Jarovoe Lake, W.Altai	BOL	52°50′N-79°45′E
	Moimishanskoe Lake, W.Altai	MOI	52°50′N-79°45′E
	Korangi Creek saltern, Pakistan	PAK	24°47′25″N-67°09′33″E
	Aibi Lake, China	AIB	44°45′42″N-82°51′54″E
	Lagkor Co Lake, Tibet	LAG	32°03′N-84°13′E	A. tibetiana
	Gahai Lake, China	GAH	36°58′18″N-98°09′53″E
Sexuals
A. urmiana	Koyashskoe Lake, Ukraine	AUKOY	45°02′09″N-36°12′00″E	diploid parthenogenetic
A. urmiana	Urmia Lake, Iran	AUURM	37°20′00″N-45°40′00″E	diploid parthenogenetic
Kazakhstan sp.	unknown, Kazakhstan	KAZ	?
A. tibetiana	Lagkor Co Lake, Tibet	ATLAG	32°03′N-84°13′E	diploid parthenogenetic
A. tibetiana	Gaize Lake, Tibet	ATGAI	32°20′N- 84°10′E
A. tibetiana	Jingyu Lake, Tibet	ATJIN	36°03′N-89°09′E
A. tibetiana	Hayan Lake, Tibet	ATHAY	36°03′N-100°11′E
A. sinica	Yuncheng saltern, China	ASYUN	35°00′N-111°00′E