Sapphirina darwinii
| Sapphirina darwinii | |
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| Sapphirina darwinii with egg cases | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Copepoda |
| Order: | Cyclopoida |
| Family: | Sapphirinidae |
| Genus: | Sapphirina |
| Species: | S. darwinii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sapphirina darwinii | |
Sapphirina darwinii is a species of parasitic copepod. It is widespread and common in the Indian Ocean, and reaches a maximum length of 2.8 millimetres (0.11 in).[2]
References
- ^ T. Chad Walter (2010). Walter TC, Boxshall G (eds.). "Sapphirina darwinii Haeckel, 1864". World of Copepods Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
- ^ L. K. Rajaram & S. Krishnaswamy (1980). "Distribution of Sapphirina (Copepoda, Crustacea) in the northwestern Indian Ocean" (PDF). Mahasgar – Bulletin of the National Institute of Oceanography. 13 (2): 153–163.
External links
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