The female of this species has a compressed body, with a small and rounded head featuring a slight cervical depression. The eye is large, while the ocellus is small and situated near the antennules. The antennules are long, thin, and movable, originating from the ventral margin just behind the eye. The labral keel has a few setules on the ventral margin, and the distal segment of the exopod of the antennae bears four setae. The valves are tumid in the posterior region, crested, and marked with oblique striae, with minute spinules on the ventral margin but no spine at the junction of the dorsal and ventral margins. The abdominal process is large and horse-shoe shaped. The postabdomen has an elongated distal end, with 7-11 feathered teeth and one bident tooth. The claw has fine setae on the concave margin. The length of the organism is approximately 0.66 mm. In terms of its life cycle, this species exhibits both sexual and asexual phases. Normally, the population consists entirely of females that reproduce asexually. Under optimal conditions, reproduction occurs as early as 4-7 days of age, with each female producing broods of 4-22 offspring. Broods are produced every 1.5-2.0 days, with most females producing 2-6 broods during their lifetime. However, under adverse environmental conditions, males are produced, and sexual reproduction occurs, resulting in the production of resting eggs called ephippia, similar to those of brine shrimp eggs.